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John Pickering (Australian Politician)
John Pickering (ca.1815 – 15 October 1891) was a politician in the early days of the colony of South Australia. History Pickering was born in Ashborne, Warwickshire, England and trained as a carpenter in Royal Leamington Spa, Leamington after working for some time at a coalyard. He left England for Australia on the ''Asia'', arriving in July 1839. He found ready employment and by 1849 and owned two lots on the Port Road, Hindmarsh, South Australia, Hindmarsh and a timber merchant's business. In 1851 he joined the gold rush to Victoria, and within a few years returned to Hindmarsh sufficiently wealthy to give up active business life. Politics He served on the Hindmarsh District Council from 1857 to 1866 and had a year each as Chairman and Treasurer. He was, with H. Quarterly, Francis Hunwick, Luther Scammell and John Gibson behind the formation of the Hindmarsh Institute. He entered Parliament in March, 1865, representing Electoral district of West Torrens, West Torrens in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pickering
John Pickering may refer to: * John Pickering (dramatist), author of the play ''Horestes'' first published in 1567 * John Pickering (MP) (1585–1628), MP for Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency), Northamptonshire, 1626 * John Pickering (soldier) (died 1645), colonel of a regiment in the New Model Army * John Pickering (judge) (1737–1805), American politician and judge * John Pickering (Massachusetts politician), List of speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives * John Pickering (linguist) (1777–1846), American linguist * John Pickering (Australian politician) (c.1815–1891), South Australian politician * John Pickering (musician), lead singer with The Picks, US vocal trio of the 1950s * John E. Pickering (1918–1997) pioneer in the field of radiobiology, aviation medicine and space medicine and a Colonel in the United States Air Force * John Frederick Pickering (1939–2018), professor and economic and business consultant, former member of the Monopolies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
