Date of Birth: 23/01/1840
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 28/04/1905
Place of Death: Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Christian Chapel Land Sale Bill Committee No.10 |
25 Sep 1885 |
02 Oct 1885 |
8 days |
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| Library Committee No.6 |
24 Sep 1885 |
02 Oct 1885 |
9 days |
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| Privilege-Mr Melville, MP Committee No.3 |
15 Sep 1885 |
02 Oct 1885 |
18 days |
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| Library Committee No.3 |
17 Mar 1885 |
27 Mar 1885 |
11 days |
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| Standing Orders Committee No.2 |
17 Mar 1885 |
27 Mar 1885 |
11 days |
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| Library Committee No.3 |
19 Nov 1884 |
27 Nov 1884 |
9 days |
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| Standing Orders Committee No.2 |
19 Nov 1884 |
27 Nov 1884 |
9 days |
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| City Bank Bill Committee No.50 |
23 May 1884 |
04 Jun 1884 |
13 days |
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| Saywell’s Tramway Bill Committee No.19 |
22 Nov 1883 |
18 Jan 1884 |
1 month 28 days |
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| Alienation of Crown Lands in parishes of Willoughby and Gordon Committee No.16 |
15 Nov 1883 |
01 Nov 1884 |
11 months 18 days |
Chairman |
| Library Committee No.2 |
10 Oct 1883 |
01 Nov 1884 |
1 year 23 days |
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| Standing Orders Committee No.3 |
10 Oct 1883 |
01 Nov 1884 |
1 year 23 days |
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| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 |
09 Oct 1883 |
09 Oct 1883 |
1 day |
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| Cohen’s Estate Bill Committee No.18 |
30 Mar 1883 |
04 Apr 1883 |
6 days |
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| Australian Gas Light Company’s Bill Committee No.8 |
31 Jan 1883 |
01 Mar 1883 |
1 month 1 day |
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| Working of the Fisheries Act of 1881 Committee No.7 |
30 Jan 1883 |
21 Apr 1883 |
2 months 23 days |
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| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 |
17 Jan 1883 |
17 Jan 1883 |
1 day |
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| Member for East Sydney |
30 Nov 1882 |
07 Oct 1885 |
2 years 10 months 8 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
30 Nov 1882 |
07 Oct 1885 |
2 years 10 months 8 days |
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Qualifications, occupations and interests
Pastoralist and stock and station agent. Educated mainly in England. Entered Trinity College, Cambridge, (B.A) in 1861. Returned to Australia in 1862. Lived in Queensland for a time, then settled in Sydney. Acquired pastoral properties in New South Wales and Queensland. Founded firm of Griffiths and Weaver, stock and station agents, Sydney.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of George Richard Griffiths, banker, and his wife Letitita Chatfield. Married Ada Frances Scott on 3 March 1874 in Brisbane, Queensland and they had 3 daughters and 5 sons. Church of England.
Additional Information
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1 (under Griffiths, George Richard)
