Date of Birth: 01/01/1847
Place of Birth: Yorkshire, England
Date of Death: 05/01/1909
Place of Death: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Refreshment Committee No.5 |
15 Mar 1887 |
13 Jul 1887 |
3 months 29 days |
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| Member for Bathurst |
09 Feb 1887 |
19 Jan 1889 |
1 year 11 months 11 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
09 Feb 1887 |
19 Jan 1889 |
1 year 11 months 11 days |
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Qualifications, occupations and interests
Medical practitioner. Educated at the King's College School and Guy's Hospital, London. Qualified in medicine in 1861. Translated and published 'Maquet's Modern Chemistry'. In 1868, was appointed house surgeon at Guy's Hospital, London. Later, had appointments at 'Bedlam' and Colney Hatch lunatic asylums. Arrived in New South Wales in 1872. Practised medicine at Hill End during the goldrush and then Bathurst where he was medical officer at the hospital. He was honorary medical officer at Cowra Hospital before he was elected to Parliament and moved to Sydney. Recreational interests included hunting, riding and crack shot.
Military Service
Served in the Boer War with second contingent, New South Wales forces.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Married Florence Fyans, daughter of Captain Fyans of Geelong, Victoria and had issue.
Additional Information
Members of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales 1856-1901;
Town and Country Journal, 26 February 1887, p443.
