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Mr Thomas Simpson CRAWFORD (1875 - 1976)

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Date of Birth: 21/12/1875
Place of Birth: Bulli, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 20/04/1976
Place of Death: Waratah, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Standing Orders Committee No. 4 28 Jul 1916 21 Dec 1916 4 months 24 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No. 2 20 Jul 1916 21 Dec 1916 5 months 2 days
The Governor's Opening Speech Committee No. 1 18 Jun 1916 21 Dec 1916 6 months 4 days
Case of Denis Maguire Committee No. 13 17 Aug 1915 13 Apr 1916 7 months 28 days
Dismissal of certain Tramway Employees charged with being found in a common Gaming-house at Redfern Committee No. 12 10 Aug 1915 13 Apr 1916 8 months 4 days
Petition of Thomas Michael Slattery Committee No. 7 06 Jul 1915 13 Apr 1916 9 months 8 days
Standing Orders Committee No. 3 02 Jul 1915 13 Apr 1916 9 months 12 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No. 2 01 Jul 1915 13 Apr 1915 0 days
Profession of Public Accountants Committee No. 7 08 Dec 1914 23 Feb 1915 2 months 16 days
Standing Orders Committee No. 4 22 Jul 1914 23 Feb 1915 7 months 2 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No. 2 21 Jul 1914 23 Feb 1915 7 months 3 days
Standing Orders Committee No. 4 11 Mar 1914 18 Apr 1914 1 month 8 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No. 2 03 Mar 1914 18 Apr 1914 1 month 16 days
Member for Marrickville 06 Dec 1913 21 Feb 1917 3 years 2 months 16 days
Parliamentary Accommodation Committee No.14 08 Nov 1912 05 Dec 1912 28 days
Increase in House Rents Committee No.8 12 Sep 1912 05 Nov 1912 1 month 25 days Chairman
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 23 Jul 1912 23 Jul 1912 1 day
Australian Gaslight Company’s Bill Committee No.23 21 Mar 1912 28 Mar 1912 8 days
Increase in House Rents Committee No.16 17 Oct 1911 25 Mar 1912 5 months 9 days
Case of Henry Harding, W.S Stead and others – Certificate of Title Committee No.9 04 Oct 1911 18 Oct 1911 15 days
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 29 Aug 1911 29 Aug 1911 1 day
Case of Henry Harding W.S Stead, and others – Certificate of Title Committee No.12 04 Jul 1911 01 Aug 1911 29 days
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 16 Nov 1910 16 Nov 1910 1 day
Member for Marrickville 14 Oct 1910 06 Nov 1913 3 years 24 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 14 Oct 1910 21 Feb 1917 6 years 4 months 8 days
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Member of the central executive in 1911 and 1913; left party over conscription in 1916; Nationalist Party.
Community Activity
Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1911
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Minister of Religion. Educated at Bulli public school, at fourteen was a clerk in Railways Department, then a telegraph operator; at eighteen was influenced to study for the Ministry, went to Sydney Boys High School at Ultimo, at and St Andrews College., University of Sydney., BA 1901, MA 1904; ordained as a Minister of Presbyterian church in 1902; served in Newcastle from 1903 until 1908, in Berrigan from 1908 until 1910, in Campsie in 1910, left Ministry to enter politics; began reading for the Bar, called in 1912; following defeat appointed as a crown prosecutor in 1917, became a senior Crown Prosecutor from 1940 until 1947; and acting legal commissioner in in the Solomon Islands in 1949; at Bar from 1948 until 1954; honorary treasurer. Sydney University Union in 1899; author in 1922; Freemason.
Military Service
Honours Received
King's Counsel in 1935
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of James Crawford, Illawarra district pioneer and miner, and Ellen Simpson. Married Hilda Eva Graham on 12 September 1900 and had issue, 1 son. Beresfield Crematorium. Presbyterian rites. Brother of James Crawford Member of the Legislative Assembly in Queensland from 1909 until 1915
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.