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Mr Francis CLARKE (1857 - 1939)

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Date of Birth: 25/03/1857
Place of Birth: Stroud, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 18/04/1939
Place of Death: Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Claim by Messrs Maddison and Ewing Contractors Committee No.15 02 Aug 1900 27 Sep 1900 1 month 26 days
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 12 Jun 1900 12 Jun 1900 1 day Chairman
Member for Hastings and Macleay 01 Mar 1900 11 Jun 1901 1 year 3 months 14 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 11 Apr 1899 28 Mar 1900 11 months 18 days Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 8 April 1899. Granted retention of title of 'Honourable' for life.
Member for Hastings and Macleay 27 Jul 1898 07 Sep 1898 1 month 12 days
Claim of John Brennan against Roads Department Committee No.27 22 Sep 1896 16 Nov 1896 1 month 26 days
Refreshment Committee No.4 14 May 1896 16 Nov 1896 6 months 3 days
Application of Mr J.F Connelly to mine in the parish of Currajong Committee No.13 15 Oct 1895 18 Dec 1895 2 months 4 days
Selection made by Martin Tully Committee No.8 17 Sep 1895 17 Oct 1895 1 month 1 day
Member for Hastings and Macleay 24 Jul 1895 08 Jul 1898 2 years 11 months 15 days
Conditional Purchase made by George Vincent, in the District of Gundagai. Committee No. 17 19 Apr 1895 05 Jul 1895 2 months 17 days
Resumption of Land, Woolloomooloo Bay. Committee No. 13 29 Nov 1894 05 Jul 1895 7 months 7 days
Member for Hastings and Macleay 17 Jul 1894 05 Jul 1895 11 months 19 days
Bankruptcy Act Amendment Bill Committee No.7 25 Jan 1894 05 Jun 1894 4 months 12 days
Bankruptcy Act Amendment Bill Committee No.13 01 Dec 1893 08 Dec 1893 8 days
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 26 Sep 1893 26 Sep 1893 1 day
Member for Macleay 29 May 1893 25 Jun 1894 1 year 28 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 29 May 1893 11 Jun 1901 8 years 14 days
Maitland Presbyterian Church Land Bill Committee No.22 06 Apr 1870 12 Apr 1870 7 days
Political Party Activity
Community Activity
Mayor of North Sydney in 1898
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Surveyor. Educated at St Stanislaus' College at Bathurst. Was a surveyor when he was elected to the Legislative Assembly. Between 1883 and 1930, was a licensed, practising surveyor. He lived for some time at West Kempsey in New South Wales, moving to North Sydney around 1893.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Member of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia. Member of the House of Representatives for Cowper 1901 - 1903.
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Thomas, a farmer, and Ellen, nee Welsh, Irish immigrants. Married Mary McCarthy on 21 October 1885 and had issue, 3 sons and 3 daughters. Roman Catholic.
Additional Information
References: Members of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales 1856-1901; New South Wales. Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, 1898, second session, volume three, p700+28; The Biographical Register and other material in the offices of the Australian Dictionary of Biography; A Biographical Register of the Commonwealth Parliament 1901-1972.

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