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Mr James WHITE (1828 - 1890)

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Date of Birth: 19/07/1828
Place of Birth: Stroud, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 13/07/1890
Place of Death: Rose Bay, New South Wales , Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 03 Nov 1874 13 Jul 1890 15 years 8 months 11 days Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 14 July 1874
Reverend James White Committee No.22 16 Mar 1868 07 Apr 1868 23 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.5 02 Jul 1867 27 Apr 1868 9 months 26 days
Oyster Fisheries Protection Bill Committee No.7 02 Jul 1867 27 Apr 1868 9 months 26 days
Fisheries Act Amendment Bill Committee No.20 02 Nov 1866 02 Dec 1866 1 month 1 day
Campbell’s Exchange of Ways Bill Committee No.11 25 Sep 1866 05 Oct 1866 11 days
Church of England Property Management Bill Committee No.8 16 Aug 1866 30 Aug 1866 15 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.7 26 Jul 1866 22 Dec 1886 20 years 4 months 27 days
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 24 Jul 1866 24 Jul 1866 1 day
Reserves under Crown Lands Alienation Act Committee No.15 23 Feb 1866 04 Apr 1866 1 month 13 days
Parramatta River Steam Company’s Bill Committee No.8 10 Nov 1865 21 Nov 1865 12 days
Elizabeth Castle Committee No.16 16 May 1865 07 Jun 1865 23 days
Church of England Synod Bill Committee No.12 25 Apr 1865 09 May 1865 15 days
Liverpool and London Fire and Life Insurance Company’s Bill Committee No.6 14 Mar 1865 21 Mar 1865 8 days
Member for Upper Hunter 15 Dec 1864 08 May 1868 3 years 4 months 24 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 15 Dec 1864 08 May 1868 3 years 4 months 24 days
Political Party Activity
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Pastoralist and landowner. Educated at The King's School at Parramatta and by Reverend John McGregor at West Maitland. After father's death in 1842 managed his properties which were eventually divided equally among his nine children. With two brothers leased Belltrees, W.C Wentworth's freehold estate near Scone in 1848. Purchased it in 1853 and later added adjoining Waverly station. From 1848 acquired other property in the Hunter district, including Merton and Dalswington. Became a squatter. Purchased Martindale a freehold estate near Muswellbrook, c.1860 and lived there in 1860s. Sold it to his brother in 1875. In mid 1870s purchased Kirkham, near Camden, which became his main horse stud. Bred horses at Segenhoe; built lavish Newmarket Stables at Randwick. Director and sometime chairman mercantile bank of Sydney. Purchased Cranbrook in Randwick from the estate of R.Towns c.1873. extending it and filling it with costly art treasures. In 1880s was vice president of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales, Horticultural Society of New South Wales and of the Union Club; also was on the committee of the Animals Protection Society of New South Wales and a member of Warrigal Club. Bred and raced many famous horses; long time horses in 1890. Travelled abroad from 1868 until 1872. Brother of Francis White.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Eldest son of James White, overseer and later pastoralist, and Sarah Crossman. Married Emily Elizabeth Arndell on 9 July 1856 at Merton, New South Wales. Church of England.
Additional Information
Biography and portrait in ‘Australian Men of Mark’, Volume 1. Sydney, [?1889] , page 297

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