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H. E. Bright
Hon. Henry Edward Bright (30 June 1819 – 18 February 1904) was a member of the South Australian Colonial Parliament. A son, Henry Edward Bright jr. (1843–1917), was a mayor of Gawler, South Australia. Early life Bright was born in London on 30 June 1819, the son of Edward Bright and Mary Ann. He, his wife Jane Prudence (née King) and son Henry Edward Bright jr. arrived in Adelaide in April 1850. Political career Bright was a member for Stanley in the South Australian House of Assembly from March 1865 to February 1875, and for Wooroora from February 1875 to April 1884. From July 1873 to June 1875, he was Commissioner of Public Works in the Government of the Sir Arthur Blyth, and in May 1885 was elected to the Legislative Council of South Australia, of which he was a member until May 1891. Family Bright married Jane Prudence King (1816 – 23 Feb 1904) at St. George's in Hanover Square, London on 15 March 1841. *Their son Henry Edward Bright jr. (16 March 1843 – 12 Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Edward Bright
Hon. Henry Edward Bright (30 June 1819 – 18 February 1904) was a member of the South Australian Colonial Parliament. A son, Henry Edward Bright jr. (1843–1917), was a mayor of Gawler, South Australia. Early life Bright was born in London on 30 June 1819, the son of Edward Bright and Mary Ann. He, his wife Jane Prudence (née King) and son Henry Edward Bright jr. arrived in Adelaide in April 1850. Political career Bright was a member for Stanley in the South Australian House of Assembly from March 1865 to February 1875, and for Wooroora from February 1875 to April 1884. From July 1873 to June 1875, he was Commissioner of Public Works in the Government of the Sir Arthur Blyth, and in May 1885 was elected to the Legislative Council of South Australia, of which he was a member until May 1891. Family Bright married Jane Prudence King (1816 – 23 Feb 1904) at St. George's in Hanover Square, London on 15 March 1841. *Their son Henry Edward Bright jr. (16 March 1843 – 12 Nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundred Of Bright
County of Burra is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia which covers land located in the state’s east associated with the town of Burra. It was proclaimed in 1851 by Governor Young and named after the town of Burra. Description The County of Burra covers part of South Australia to the east of the northern end of the Mount Lofty Ranges and to the north-west of the ‘great bend’ in the Murray River and with the town of Burra being located midway along its western boundary. History The County of Burra was proclaimed by Henry Edward Fox Young, the fifth Governor of South Australia on 7 August 1851. The county was named after the then government town of Burra. The following thirteen hundreds were proclaimed within the County between the years 1851 and 1881- Apoinga in 1851, Baldina in 1875, Bright in 1875, Bundey in 1878, Hallett in 1860, King in 1878, Kingston in 1860, Kooringa in 1851, Lindley in 1881, Maude under the name of Schomburgk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The South Australian House Of Assembly
This is a list of state elections in South Australia for the bicameral Parliament of South Australia, consisting of the House of Assembly ( lower house) and the Legislative Council (upper house). See also * List of South Australian House of Assembly by-elections * List of South Australian Legislative Council appointments * List of South Australian Legislative Council by-elections * Electoral districts of South Australia * Timeline of Australian elections External linksLower House results 1890-1965 Parliament of SA, www.parliament.sa.gov.au {{South Australian elections [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1904 Deaths
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1819 Births
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John Duncan (Australian Politician)
Sir John James Duncan (12 February 1845 – 8 October 1913) was a politician in the colony and State of South Australia. History Duncan was born the elder son of (sea) Captain J. Duncan (died 24 April 1880) in Anstruther, Fifeshire, Scotland, and came out to South Australia with his parents in 1854; his father was a partner with his brother-in-law Sir Walter W. Hughes, who was running sheep and cattle at Hoyle's Plains and on Yorke Peninsula in the vicinity of Wallaroo and Moonta. He was first educated privately, then at Bentley (near Gawler), Stanley Grammar School at Watervale, then at St. Peter's College. On leaving school he found employment as a clerk for Elder, Smith, & Co., then was put in charge of the finance department of the smelting works, and then the mines at Wallaroo. He then took charge of several pastoral properties of his uncle, on whose death he inherited the Gum Creek (near Burra) and Hughes Park estates. The latter property had an ideal country ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bosworth
John Bosworth (May 1836 – 27 September 1917) was a politician in the early days of the Colony of South Australia. History He was born in London, the youngest son of Richard Bosworth and his wife Mary, and was brought out to South Australia as a young child on the ''Hooghly'', arriving in December 1848. He was educated at St. Peter's College and as a young man was a pastoralist at Edgecliff near Riverton. He was elected to the seat of Wooroora in the House of Assembly in 1875, succeeding James Pearce. He was reelected in 1878 with Henry Edward Bright Hon. Henry Edward Bright (30 June 1819 – 18 February 1904) was a member of the South Australian Colonial Parliament. A son, Henry Edward Bright jr. (1843–1917), was a mayor of Gawler, South Australia. Early life Bright was born in London on ... as colleague, and left Parliament in 1884; then was elected by the North-Eastern district in 1886 to the Legislative Council, retiring in 1894. Family He married Catherine Lucy " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Pearce (South Australian Politician)
James Pearce (1825 – 5 November 1904) was a South Australian businessman and politician based in Kapunda, South Australia, Kapunda. History Pearce was born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, in 1825. He arrived in South Australia in August 1849 and went to work with his brother William Pearce (c. 1815 – 19 November 1878), who had a business at the Beehive Corner, then went to Burra, South Australia, Burra. He later ran a timber and hardware business, Pearce Wincey, & Co., in Kapunda for 36 years, was involved with administration of Kapunda Hospital, Dutton Park, and the town council, serving 1867–1868 as its second mayor. He retired to Kenilworth Avenue, Norwood around 1887. Politics He represented Electoral district of Light, Light in the South Australian House of Assembly from April 1870 to February 1875. In 1875, he was elected at the top of the list for Electoral district of Wooroora, Wooroora. He was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council in Membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Mann (Australian Politician)
Charles Mann Junior, QC (8 April 1838 – 7 July 1889) was a politician in colonial South Australia, Treasurer of South Australia 1878 to 1881 and four times Attorney-General of South Australia. Early life and legal career Mann was born in Adelaide, the son of Charles Mann, a prominent lawyer, and educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide. Having been articled to the firm of Messrs. Bagot & Labatt, he was admitted as a legal practitioner in 1860, and went into partnership with H. W. Parker (died 15 March 1874), a successful lawyer whose previous partner was R. D. Hanson. Mann was made Queen's Counsel in 1875. In 1879 he took on A. K. Whitby as a partner to take over his newly opened office in Jamestown. He was involved in many of the high-profile legal cases of the period; one of his last was acting as advisor to the liquidators of the failed Commercial Bank of South Australia and proceedings against its Directors. Political career Mann was elected to the South Australian Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Strickland Kingston
Sir George Strickland Kingston (23 August 1807 – 26 November 1880) was the Deputy Surveyor to William Light, engaged to survey the new colony of South Australia. He arrived in South Australia on the in 1836. Kingston was also the first Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly. Early life Kingston was born in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, one of five children of George Kingston and Hester Holland. Strickland's father owned a lumberyard, a tenement (Kingston Buildings), and was credited with being involved in the three canal plans for Bandon. Strickland immigrated to England and was employed in Birmingham in 1832. He subsequently took an active part in promoting the South Australian Act in 1834 and helped to lobby successfully for its passage through the House of Commons. Deputy Surveyor, South Australia Colony Kingston was appointed deputy surveyor to the new province and sailed with most of the surveying party in the ''Cygnet'' in March 1836. Because he detoured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Young (Australian Politician)
George Young (c. 1822 – 29 April 1869) was a businessman and politician in the colony of South Australia. History In 1845, George Young and William Younghusband founded a woolbroking and shipping business "William Younghusband, jun. & Co.", with offices in Gilbert Street, Adelaide. The company was wound up in 1867. George Young emigrated to South Australia on the ''Theresa'', arriving on 3 May 1847 with his brothers, among them Gavin David Young ( – 28 February 1881), and together took up land at Mintaro. He and Gavin have been described as surveyors and land agents. He may have been a member of the Loyal Wallaroo Lodge of Oddfellows. He was living at Watervale in 1857, was appointed J.P. in July 1858, and was an active member of the Northern Agricultural Society. By 1867 he was living in Torrens Park. He was a director of the Wallaroo mines. He may have been Chairman of the South Australian Insurance Company and a director of the South Australian Gas Company. He represen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William West-Erskine
William Alexander Erskine West-Erskine , M.A., (12 September 1839 – 25 October 1892) was a politician in South Australia. West-Erskine was the eldest son of Rev. William James West, M.A., Rector of Delgany, Ireland, by his marriage with Elmina, eldest surviving daughter and co-heir of Alexander Erskine, of Bulhall, county Forfar, and Longhaven, county Aberdeen, was born at Annamoe, County Wicklow, Ireland, and was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. Having emigrated to South Australia, he was member for Mount Barker in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1872 to 1875, including eight months as Commissioner of Public Works in the Boucaut Government from June 1875 to February 1876. He attended the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, United States as a commissioner for South Australia in 1876. Following his return to South Australia he was elected as member for Encounter Bay from 1878 to 1881. West-Erskine was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
