Date of Birth: 22/07/1860
Place of Birth: Ealing, England
Date of Death: 12/07/1937
Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
23 Apr 1934 |
22 Apr 1937 |
3 years |
A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. Date of Election 19 December 1933. A Member before reconstitution. |
| member of Nominee House |
08 Nov 1927 |
22 Apr 1934 |
6 years 5 months 15 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
08 Nov 1927 |
22 Apr 1934 |
6 years 5 months 15 days |
Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 8 November 1927 |
Political Party Activity
National president of Darlinghurst branch, vice president of National Association from 1926 until 1927, treasurer from 1930 until 1931; treasurer of the Consultative Council.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Lawyer (Solicitor). Educated at Westminster School and St John's College, Oxford, BA in 1882; admitted as a solicitor in London in 1886; arrived in Sydney in 1888, joined brother's legal firm, at a later time became a partner in Hemsley and Perkins, and from 1894 in Allen, Allen and Hemsley; director of Mt Isa Mines Limited from 1924 until 1936, New Guinea Goldfields Limited from 1929 until 1936; president of Incorporated Law Institute from 1917 until 1920; chairman of directors at St Luke's Hospital; Union club.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Alexander Hemsley, solicitor, and Catherine Blackett. Married Miss Campbell. Funeral at South Head cemetery from St Mark's Church of England, Darling Point.
