Date of Birth: 01/01/1846
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 16/06/1929
Place of Death: Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Menindie Irrigation Bill Committee No.21 |
23 Feb 1893 |
22 Mar 1893 |
1 month |
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| Member for Bogan |
31 May 1892 |
25 Jun 1894 |
2 years 26 days |
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| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 |
29 Apr 1890 |
29 Apr 1890 |
1 day |
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| Member for Bogan |
13 Feb 1889 |
06 Jun 1891 |
2 years 3 months 25 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
13 Feb 1889 |
25 Jun 1894 |
5 years 4 months 13 days |
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Qualifications, occupations and interests
Pastoralist. Educated in England, returning to New South Wales in 1865. In 1884 he described himself as a squatter of Coonamble. Owner of 'Maryvale' and 'Sarsfield Pass', stations in the Wellington district.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Arthur Martin A'Beckett (1812 - 1871), medical practitioner and Member of the Legislative Council 1856 - 1860, and Emma Louise Elwin. Married Jessie Gertrude Smith on 23 February 1884, and they had 1 daughter and 4 sons. Church of England.
Additional Information
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3
'Town and Country Journal', 23 March 1889, p13
Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: 1.
A'Beckett family papers, 1828-1931; FM4/7366-73671873
