Date of Birth: 20/01/1837
Place of Birth: South Devon, England
Date of Death: 04/08/1914
Place of Death: Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
21 Jul 1908 |
04 Aug 1914 |
6 years 15 days |
Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 10 July 1908. |
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Journalist. Arrived in Australia in 1853; went to the goldfields, then worked on father's farm in Lancefield district in Victoria; went to England in 1861 seeking a literary opening, returned in 1863, joined reporting staff of the Melbourne Argus. Sent to Ceylon as a telegraphic representative, sub editor and editor; moved to Sydney to become leader writer and assistant editor of The Daily Telegraph from 1885 until 1890; became a shareholder but left when editorial staff resigned over policy in 1890 though remaining as a director. Joined the Sydney Morning Herald as an acting editor during 1898 referendum, vigorously supporting federation; visited England in 1899; retired and returned to The Daily Telegraph as an editor from 1901 until 1903; director of Citizens Life Assurance Company; president of Shakespeare Society from 1904 until 1911.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Henry Gullett, stonemason and builder. Married Lucy Willie, journalist, in 1872 and had issue, 4 daughters. Church of England. Burial at Gore Hill cemetery.
Additional Information
Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales:
Henry Gullett - papers, 1835 - 1966 (MLMSS 1473); photographs in the PICMAN
Database.
