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Parliamentary Service
Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
01 Nov 1845 |
20 Jun 1848 |
2 years 7 months 20 days |
An Elective Member of the first Legislative Council 1843 - 1856 for the Northumberland Boroughs, viz., Towns of East Maitland, West Maitland, and Newcastle |
Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
01 Sep 1845 |
31 Oct 1845 |
2 months |
An Elective Member of the first Legislative Council 1843 - 1856 for the Northumberland Boroughs, viz., Towns of East Maitland, West Maitland, and Newcastle
Election declared void October 1845 |
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Public servant and newspaper proprietor. Police magistrate in the Hunter Valley region, early 1840s. Proprietor of the Sun, the True Sun, the Weekly True Sun and the Sydney Gazette
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Additional Information
Andrew Messner, "Contesting Chartism from afar: Edward Hawkesley and the
People's Advocate " Journal of Australian Colonial History, University of New
England, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1999
SEE http://www.une.edu.au/arts/History/1999messner.pdf