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Mr Thomas Henry YORK (1850 - 1910)

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Date of Birth: 25/06/1850
Place of Birth: Snowy River near Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 18/08/1910
Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Conditional Purchases of Neil Gallagher, Orange Committee No.20 15 Sep 1891 25 Nov 1891 2 months 11 days
Sydney Electric Lighting Bill Committee No.7 04 Aug 1891 26 Aug 1891 23 days
Refreshment Committee No.4 28 Jul 1891 01 Apr 1892 8 months 5 days
Member for Wellington 20 Jun 1891 25 Jun 1894 3 years 6 days
Member for Wellington 29 May 1891 06 Jun 1891 9 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 29 May 1891 25 Jun 1894 3 years 28 days
Political Party Activity
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Stock and station and produce merchant. Originally a cattle buyer and butcher. Moved to Wellington in 1882. Became a stock and station agent and produce merchant. described as a land valuer at death. President of Wellington Agricultural and Pastoral Society.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman of Wellington Council; Mayor 1886.
Personal
Son of Henry York, pastoralist, and his wife Mary Murphy. Married Frances Hughes on 8 June 1882 at Wellington and had issue, 4 daughters and 1 son. Roman Catholic baptism but had a Church of England marriage and funeral.
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.