Date of Birth: 02/09/1863
Place of Birth: Stafford, England
Date of Death: 19/06/1921
Place of Death: Granville, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member for Newcastle |
20 Mar 1920 |
19 Jun 1921 |
1 year 3 months |
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| Elections and Qualifications Committee No. 2 |
17 Jul 1917 |
30 Mar 1918 |
8 months 14 days |
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| Member for Cessnock |
03 Mar 1917 |
18 Feb 1920 |
2 years 11 months 16 days |
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| Printing Committee No. 3 |
28 Jul 1916 |
21 Dec 1916 |
4 months 24 days |
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| Application of Micheal Devitt for a Mining Lease at the Peaks Committee No. 11 |
10 Aug 1915 |
13 Apr 1916 |
8 months 4 days |
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| Printing Committee No. 5 |
02 Jul 1915 |
13 Apr 1916 |
9 months 12 days |
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| Printing Committee No. 6 |
22 Jul 1914 |
23 Feb 1915 |
7 months 2 days |
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| Printing Committee No. 6 |
11 Mar 1914 |
18 Apr 1914 |
1 month 8 days |
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| Member for Cessnock |
06 Dec 1913 |
21 Feb 1917 |
3 years 2 months 16 days |
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| Administration of the Rocks Resumed Area Committee No.7 |
20 Aug 1912 |
05 Dec 1912 |
3 months 16 days |
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| Member for Northumberland |
14 Oct 1910 |
06 Nov 1913 |
3 years 24 days |
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| Member for Northumberland |
23 Mar 1910 |
14 Sep 1910 |
5 months 23 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
23 Mar 1910 |
19 Jun 1921 |
11 years 2 months 28 days |
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Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP).
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Miner. Trained for Methodist ministry at Humecliffe College, Manchester; arrived in New South Wales c.1888, served in ministry in Newcastle district including at Greta; became a miner at Kurri Kurri, later at Dudley and Pelaw Main, Cessnock, where wife's family selected land; at Aberdare when elected to Parliament; official at Colliery Employees Federation from c.1907; Methodist lay preacher.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Thomas Kearsley, contractor, and Elizabeth Paton. Married Betsy Wilkinson on 18 August 1898 and had issue, 1 daughter and 2 sons. Burial at Cessnock.
