Date of Birth: 05/01/1846
Place of Birth: Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Death: 24/12/1933
Place of Death: Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
04 Sep 1901 |
24 Dec 1933 |
32 years 3 months 21 days |
Life appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 16 July 1901 |
| Member for Robertson |
20 Apr 1901 |
11 Jun 1901 |
1 month 23 days |
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| Minister of Justice |
11 Apr 1901 |
16 Jul 1901 |
3 months 6 days |
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| Member for Robertson |
27 Jul 1898 |
11 Apr 1901 |
2 years 8 months 16 days |
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| Member for Robertson |
24 Jul 1895 |
08 Jul 1898 |
2 years 11 months 15 days |
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| Member for Robertson |
17 Jul 1894 |
05 Jul 1895 |
11 months 19 days |
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| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 |
17 Jan 1894 |
17 Jan 1894 |
1 day |
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| Mr Walsh’s Contract for Construction of Cooper’s Creek Bridge Committee No.11 |
21 Nov 1893 |
08 Dec 1893 |
18 days |
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| Elections and Qualifications Committee No.5 |
16 Jul 1891 |
18 Aug 1892 |
1 year 1 month 3 days |
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| Member for Upper Hunter |
24 Jun 1891 |
25 Jun 1894 |
3 years 2 days |
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| Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 |
01 Mar 1889 |
25 Apr 1889 |
1 month 28 days |
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| Member for Upper Hunter |
04 Feb 1889 |
06 Jun 1891 |
2 years 4 months 3 days |
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| Elections and Qualifications Committee No.5 |
25 Oct 1888 |
27 Jan 1889 |
3 months 3 days |
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| Member for Upper Hunter |
18 Feb 1887 |
19 Jan 1889 |
1 year 11 months 2 days |
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| George Dougherty’s Conditional Purchase Committee No.27 |
30 Mar 1886 |
13 May 1886 |
1 month 14 days |
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| Wyatt Estate Leasing Bill Committee No.6 |
04 Dec 1885 |
11 Feb 1886 |
2 months 8 days |
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| Member for Upper Hunter |
26 Oct 1885 |
26 Jan 1887 |
1 year 3 months 1 day |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
26 Oct 1885 |
11 Jun 1901 |
15 years 7 months 17 days |
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Qualifications, occupations and interests
Lawyer (Solicitor). Arrived in New South Wales in 1851. Educated at the National School, Sydney Grammar and Reverend D.Boyds School at Muswellbrook. Articled to J.R Brenan, solicitor, of West Maitland, and later to W.H Mullen of Maitland. Admitted to practise as a Solicitor in 1869. Practised in Muswellbrook with the firm of Fitzgerald and McIntyre to 1916 and as R.G.D Fitzgerald and Co, 1916 - 1933. Chairman of New South Wales Board of General Accident Fire and Life Insurance Corporation of Scotland; chairman of Usher's Metropolitan Hotel, Sydney; St Helier's Coal Company Limited, Muswellbrook, Bulli Pass Hostel Company Limited; director of Gundibri Estates Company Limited, J.H Doyle Estate Company Limited, North Portland Cement and Coal Company Limited; Commissioner of Melbourne Centennial Exhibition in 1888; president of Upper Hunter Amateur Race Club for 31 years.
Military Service
Captain of 4th Regiment Volunteer Infantry 1885 - 1891.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman of Muswellbrook Council from 1871 - 1873, 1878 - 1880, 1885 - 1886, Mayor from 1878 - 1879.
Personal
Son of Robert Appleyard, cotton planter and Isabella Stevenson. Married Elizabeth Frances Mary Batten in 1870 and had issue, 1 daughter. Church of England. Buried in Muswellbrook.
