Date of Birth: 18/03/1811
Place of Birth: England
Date of Death: 27/12/1899
Place of Death: Essex, England
Parliamentary Service
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
03 Sep 1861 |
24 Oct 1865 |
4 years 1 month 22 days |
Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 24 June 1861 |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
22 May 1856 |
10 May 1861 |
4 years 11 months 19 days |
First (Quinquennial) Appointments under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 13 May 1856. |
| Acting Colonial Treasurer |
26 Jan 1854 |
29 Feb 1856 |
2 years 1 month 4 days |
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| Member of the Executive Council |
07 Jul 1852 |
28 Apr 1856 |
3 years 9 months 22 days |
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| Auditor-General |
01 May 1852 |
05 Jun 1856 |
4 years 1 month 6 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
13 Oct 1851 |
29 Feb 1856 |
4 years 4 months 17 days |
A Non-Elective Member of the first Legislative Council 1843 – 1856 |
| Postmaster-General |
09 Jun 1851 |
30 Apr 1852 |
10 months 22 days |
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Qualifications, occupations and interests
Public servant. Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1835). Arrived in Sydney in 1838; Worked in Treasury; immigration agent from 1841; Deputy Registrar of Supreme Court of Port Phillip, resident in Sydney. Postmaster General in 1851. Auditor General and member of Executive Council from 1852 until 1856. Acting Colonial Treasurer from 1854 until 1856. Trustee of Savings Bank of New South Wales. Member of Senate of University of Sydney from 1850 until 1875. Vice Chancellor from 1854 until 1862, Chancellor from 1862 until 1865.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Francis Merewether, clergyman, and Frances Elizabeth Way. Married Kate Amelia Plunkett in 1841 and had issue, 5 children. Church of England.
Additional Information
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 5
