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Mr Frederick Jamison GIBBES (1839 - 1888)

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Date of Birth: 31/10/1839
Place of Birth: 'Regentville' near Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 17/01/1888
Place of Death: Moonbi, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
North Shore, Manly and Pittwater Tramway and Railway Bill Committee No.18 12 Oct 1887 25 Oct 1887 14 days
North Shore, Manly and Pittwater Tramway and Railway Bill Committee No.18 12 Oct 1887 25 Oct 1887 14 days
Mittagong Coal Mining Company’s Railway Act Amendment Bill Committee No.23 18 May 1887 08 Jun 1887 22 days
Crookwell Roman Catholic Church Land Sale Bill Committee No.17 29 Apr 1887 03 May 1887 5 days
Claim of Matthew McIvor to a Tinmine at Pheasants Creek Committee No.8 22 Mar 1887 21 Apr 1887 1 month
Member for Newtown 05 Feb 1887 17 Jan 1888 11 months 13 days
Willoughby and Gordon Tramway Bill Committee No.54 13 Jul 1886 03 Aug 1886 22 days
St Stephen’s Church of England Parsonage, Camperdown, Land Sale Bill Committee No.49 16 Jun 1886 17 Jun 1886 2 days
Bird Estate Bill Committee No.35 05 May 1886 11 Jun 1886 1 month 7 days
Claim of Mr Thomas Horton Committee No.15 28 Jan 1886 10 Feb 1886 14 days
Cornwell’s Estate Bill Committee No.10 11 Dec 1885 27 Jan 1886 1 month 17 days
Uther Estate Leasing Bill Committee No.12 11 Dec 1885 16 Dec 1885 6 days
Member for Newtown 16 Oct 1885 26 Jan 1887 1 year 3 months 11 days
Bryan’s Estate Leasing Bill Committee No.63 18 Sep 1884 24 Sep 1884 7 days
Goulburn Hospital Site Sale Bill Committee No.55 30 Jul 1884 09 Oct 1884 2 months 10 days
Claim of Mr. Thomas Horton Committee No.39 26 Feb 1884 04 Jul 1884 4 months 9 days
Grafton Lighting Company’s Bill Committee No.24 13 Dec 1883 08 Feb 1884 1 month 27 days
Saywell’s Tramway Bill Committee No.19 22 Nov 1883 18 Jan 1884 1 month 28 days
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 29 May 1883 29 May 1883 1 day
Earnshaw’s Estate Bill Committee No.17 09 Mar 1883 16 Mar 1883 8 days
Heley’s Estate Bill Committee No.14 07 Mar 1883 16 Mar 1883 10 days
Member for Newtown 02 Dec 1882 07 Oct 1885 2 years 10 months 6 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 02 Dec 1882 17 Jan 1888 5 years 1 month 16 days
Political Party Activity
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Businessman. Educated at Sydney College and other schools then University of Sydney. B.A 1860. After graduation entered the lands office until 1865.Read for the bar with M.H Stephen 1865 - 1868 but did not qualify. Speculated in business enterprises. In 1886 was the Chairman of Universal Land, Building and Investment Co. and Director of the Mercantile Building Land and Investment Company.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman of Newtown Council 1882 - 1886.
Personal
Son of William Gibbes and Harriet Eliza Jamison. Married Mary Jane Gill on 18 April 1883 at Moonbi, near Tamworth and had issue, 1 daughter and 1 son. Church of England. His grandfather, J. G. N. Gibbes, was Collector of Customs 1834 - 1859 and a nominated Member of the first Legislative Council. His uncle, R. T. Jamison, was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly.
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.