Date of Birth: 23/03/1824
Place of Birth: Kirkham, near Camden, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 24/03/1891
Place of Death: Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Late Shipwrecks, Port Jackson Committee No.11 |
30 Oct 1857 |
18 Dec 1857 |
1 month 19 days |
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| Elections and Qualifications Committee |
19 Aug 1857 |
18 Dec 1857 |
4 months |
By Speaker's Warrant |
| Governor General’s Opening Speech |
11 Aug 1857 |
11 Aug 1857 |
1 day |
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| Sole Commissioner of Railways Incorporation Bill Committee No.22 |
19 Nov 1856 |
18 Mar 1857 |
4 months |
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| City Commissioners’ Department Committee No.7 |
12 Aug 1856 |
18 Mar 1857 |
7 months 7 days |
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| Appointed by Speaker's Warrant |
28 May 1856 |
18 Mar 1857 |
9 months 19 days |
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| Member for Western Division of Camden |
31 Mar 1856 |
19 Dec 1857 |
1 year 8 months 19 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
31 Mar 1856 |
19 Dec 1857 |
1 year 8 months 19 days |
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Qualifications, occupations and interests
Landed proprieter and farmer. Educated principally at The Kings School in Parramatta and under Reverend Mr Forrest at Campbelltown. Travelled in England and on the Continent. from 1842 until 1845. Lived at Kirkham Estate in Camden. Grew lucerne and changed to cereal crops. By 1865 was engaged in mixed farming. With brother received a land grant of 5,000 acres.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of John Joseph William Henry Molesworth Oxley , surveyor general, landed proprieter and entrpreneur, and Emma Norton. Married (1) Ann Lydia Platt on 26 May 1851 at Morpeth and had issue, 1 child. Married (2) Harriet Jane Hassall on 15 February 1854 at Narellan and had issue, 5 daughters and 3 sons. Church of England.
Additional Information
Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: John
Oxley - papers, 1810 - 1871 (A5322); photographs in the PICMAN Database.
