Parliamentary activity
Information about members' parliamentary service including their positions held and biography.
Positions
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claim of Mr Sherlock Barron, North Botany Committee No.10 | Tue 15 August 1899 | Thu 23 November 1899 | 3 months 9 days | |
| Claims of Mr. W. Birthrey, Road Contracts, Gloucester Committee No. 19 | Tue 22 November 1898 | Fri 23 December 1898 | 1 month 2 days | |
| Member for Newcastle West | Wed 27 July 1898 | Tue 11 June 1901 | 2 years 10 months 16 days | |
| Claim of Richardson, Turner & Co Committee No.36 | Wed 21 October 1896 | Thu 12 November 1896 | 23 days | |
| Wellington Show Ground Hill Committee No.15 | Tue 12 November 1895 | Tue 03 December 1895 | 22 days | |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | Wed 24 July 1895 | Tue 11 June 1901 | 5 years 10 months 19 days | |
| Member for Newcastle West | Wed 24 July 1895 | Fri 08 July 1898 | 2 years 11 months 15 days |
Biography
Personal information
Exact dates of birth and death are not known. 1 January is put as the birth date for database reasons.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Miner. Commenced work in mines in Fifeshire at c.12 years; at a later time became a miner in Lanarkshire. Arrived in Australia in 1874. Worked in Australian Agricultural Companys mine at the Borehole, also at Brown's Minmi mine and at Wallsend, Stockton, Burwood. Official in miners' lodges. Was for a time President of Miners' Association.