Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Parliamentary Service
| Coal Staithes at Newcastle Committee No.14 |
25 Jan 1871 |
13 Jun 1871 |
4 months 20 days |
|
| Petition of John Fuller Foster Committee No.12 |
04 Nov 1870 |
07 Dec 1870 |
1 month 4 days |
|
| Mr Thomas Scott-Sugar Cultivation Committee No.10 |
20 Sep 1870 |
16 Mar 1871 |
5 months 25 days |
Chairman |
| Marine Board Bill Committee No.8 |
08 Sep 1870 |
17 Mar 1871 |
6 months 10 days |
|
| Mr Richard Henry Wright Committee No.25 |
27 Apr 1870 |
07 May 1870 |
11 days |
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| Mr Richard Henry Wright Committee No.25 |
27 Apr 1870 |
07 May 1870 |
11 days |
Chairman |
| Sale of Liquors Licensing Act Amendment Bill Committee No.21 |
01 Apr 1870 |
03 May 1870 |
1 month 3 days |
|
| Oyster Fisheries Committee No.17 |
15 Mar 1870 |
07 May 1870 |
1 month 23 days |
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| Immigration Committee No.10 |
22 Feb 1870 |
13 Apr 1870 |
1 month 23 days |
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| Mr Thomas Scott – Sugar Cultivation Committee No.8 |
15 Feb 1870 |
04 May 1870 |
2 months 20 days |
Chairman |
| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 |
01 Feb 1870 |
01 Feb 1870 |
1 day |
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| Member for Northumberland |
09 Dec 1869 |
03 Feb 1872 |
2 years 1 month 26 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
09 Dec 1869 |
03 Feb 1872 |
2 years 1 month 26 days |
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Qualifications, occupations and interests
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Arrived in Australia around 1854 and lived in the Newcastle area. From around 1859, he supported an eight hour day for Northumberland miners. Was referred to as "Dr Brookes" but was not a practising medical practitioner. Birth and death dates are unknown.
Additional Information
Sydney Morning Herald, 20 November 1869, p6; 27 November 1869, p9; 10 December
1869, p2; 21 December 1874, p9.
