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Mr Alexander Thorley BOLTON (1847 - 1918)

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Date of Birth: 11/10/1847
Place of Birth: Hexham, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 23/02/1918
Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 18 Nov 1885 18 Nov 1885 1 day
Member for Murrumbidgee 31 Oct 1885 26 Jan 1887 1 year 2 months 27 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 31 Oct 1885 26 Jan 1887 1 year 2 months 27 days
Political Party Activity
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Commercial agent in Wagga Wagga.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Robert Thorley, a clergyman, and Jan Martha, nee Ball. Married Martha Elizabeth Devlin on 22 October 1874 at Wagga Wagga and had issue, 4 daughters and 1 son. Moved to Sydney. Church of England.
Additional Information
Sands Country Directory, Sydney; Sydney Morning Herald, 25 February 1918, 17 April 1933, p9; The Biographical Register and other material in the offices of the Australian Dictionary of Biography.

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