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Mr John WILLARD

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Date of Birth: 01/01/1857
Place of Birth: St Leonards-On-Sea, England
Date of Death:
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Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Tweed 17 Jul 1894 15 Nov 1894 3 months 30 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 17 Jul 1894 15 Nov 1894 3 months 30 days
Political Party Activity
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Commercial agent and civil engineer. Left school at age 14 and worked as a whitesmith, then as an engineer. Manager of ironworks at Newcastle-on-Tyne. Arrived in Queensland in 1883. Began a business in Brisbane and was a prolific writer for the Labor press. Claimed that he gave up the business in Brisbane in 1892 and moved to Sydney in 1893, but committee of Elections and Qualifications declared that the 'move' did not constitute residence. Insolvent in May 1893. In 1894 described himself as both a 'civil engineer' and 'commercial agent'.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Member of the Brisbane City Council before moving to New South Wales
Personal
Married Jessie Jane Brewer in October 1879 at England.
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.