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Members Of The Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1864–1865
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, from the elections of 5 & 21 October and 3 November 1864 to the elections of 30 December 1865, 15 and 29 January 1866. Victoria was a British self-governing colony in Australia at the time. :Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Assembly, not necessarily for that electorate. : Vale resigned in August 1865, re-elected in September 1865. Francis Murphy was Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** In .... References * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1864-1865 Members of the Parliament of Victoria by term 19th-century Australian politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorian Legislative Assembly Districts 1859-1877
Victorian or Victorians may refer to: 19th century * Victorian era, British history during Queen Victoria's 19th-century reign ** Victorian architecture ** Victorian house ** Victorian decorative arts ** Victorian fashion ** Victorian literature ** Victorian morality ** Victoriana Other * ''The Victorians'', a 2009 British documentary * Victorian, a resident of the state of Victoria, Australia * Victorian, a resident of the provincial capital city of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada * RMS ''Victorian'', a ship * Saint Victorian (other), various saints * Victorian (horse) * Victorian Football Club (other), either of two defunct Australian rules football clubs See also * Neo-Victorian, a late 20th century aesthetic movement * Queen Victoria * Victoria (other) Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Mandurang
The Electoral district of Mandurang was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (Australia), based in north central Victoria around, but not including, the town of Bendigo Bendigo ( ) is a city in Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital. As of 2019, Bendigo had an urban population of 100,991, makin ... (then known as Sandhurst). The district was defined as: The district of Mandurang was created in the expansion of the Legislative Assembly in 1859 and abolished in the redistribution of 1904. Initially two members were returned, an additional member was added from 1877. After the 1889 electoral re-distribution where Sandhurst South and 40 other districts were created by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888, Mandurang reverted to one member. Members See also * Parliaments of the Australian states and territories * List of members of the V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Cunningham (Australian Politician)
George Cunningham may refer to: *George Cunningham (British politician) (1931–2018), British politician * George Cunningham (baseball) (1894–1972), baseball player *George Cunningham (footballer) (1892–?), Scottish footballer *Sir George Cunningham (civil servant) (1888–1963), administrator in British India *G. D. Cunningham (George Dorrington Cunningham, 1878–1948), English organist * George T. Cunningham, founder of Cunningham's, a British Columbia pharmacy chain * G. H. Cunningham (George Herriot Cunningham, 1892–1962), New Zealand mycologist and plant pathologist * George I. Cunningham (1835–1902), mayor of Charleston, South Carolina *George Cunningham (Arizona politician) George Cunningham (born February 15, 1945) is an American Democrat politician who served in the Arizona House of Representatives from the 13th district from 1993 to 1997 and in the Arizona Senate The Arizona State Senate is part of the Arizo ... (born 1945), member of the Arizona House of R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of St Kilda
The Electoral district of St Kilda was one of the inaugural electoral districts of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, abolished on 2 October 1992. St Kilda was one of the initial districts created in the first Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856. It included an area south of the Yarra River and the then villages of St Kilda and Elsternwick. Members for St Kilda Two members initially, one after the redistribution of 1889. Election results See also * Parliaments of the Australian states and territories * List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly {{{Use dmy dates, date=June 2015 {{Use Australian English, date=June 2015 The following are lists of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly: * Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856–1859 * Members of the Victorian Legislative ... References * Former electoral districts of Victoria (Australia) 1856 establishments in Australia 1992 disestablishments in Australia Constituencies establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Crews (Australian Politician)
John R. Crews (March 8, 1923 – September 25, 1999) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Buchhof and Stein am Kocher in World War II. Biography Crews joined the Army from Bowlegs, Oklahoma in 1942, and by April 8, 1945, was serving as a Staff Sergeant in Company F, 253rd Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division. On that day, near Stein-am-Kocher, Germany, Crews single-handedly destroyed two German emplacements. Crews died at age 76 and was buried in Resthaven Gardens Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He is the great-uncle to author Kambri Crews. Medal of Honor citation Staff Sergeant Crews' official Medal of Honor citation reads: He displayed conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 8 April 1945 near Lobenbacherhof, Germany. As his company was advancing toward the village under heavy fire, an enem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Emerald Hill
Emerald Hill was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Australia. It covered part of the inner-city suburb South Melbourne and consisted part of the previous Electoral district of South Melbourne which was abolished in 1859. (The other part of the South Melbourne electorate became the Electoral district of Sandridge). 1859 Emerald Hill was first proclaimed in 1859, and was defined in the Victorian Electoral Act, 1858 (which took effect at the 1859 elections) as: This point is approximately where Wurundjeri Way crosses the south bank of the river now.The Gas Works are shown on this 1855 map of Melbourne (at right). 1889 Emerald Hill was redefined as a single-member electorate by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888 (which took effect at the 1889 elections) as: That part of the pre-1888 district immediately south of the Yarra became the Electoral district of Melbourne South. Parts of the electorate were later amalgamated into the Electoral district of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Creswick
Henry Creswick (13 April 1824 – 24 October 1892) was an Australian pastoralist, businessman and sportsman. He played two first-class cricket matches for Victoria in 1858. Business and pastoral career Henry Creswick was born on 13 April 1824 in Sheffield, England. He arrived in the Port Phillip District in 1840 and joined the firm of Melbourne merchants Campbell and Woolley, opening their Ballarat branch at Anderson's Flat the following year. In 1842 he and his brothers Charles and John took up the pastoral run of Creswick Creek for which the town of Creswick is named, first surveyed in 1854. After Charles died in 1847 Henry Creswick paused his pastoral career. From 1851 to 1858 he was a partner in D.S. Campbell & Co. running a liquor store on Collins Street. He earned a great profit and became known for his expertise, joining the Australian Wine Judges' Association and judging wines at the Royal Show. The two partners bought allotments in many of the new towns; Creswick ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of East Bourke
East Bourke (also known as Bourke East from around 1891) was an Electoral districts of Victoria, electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria from 1856 until being abolished by the post-Federation of Australia, Federation Electoral Districts Boundaries Act 1903 coming into effect in 1904. The district of East Bourke was one of the initial districts of the first Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856. Members for East Bourke Two members initially, one from the redistribution of 1877. Notes = resigned = by-election References * {{DEFAULTSORT:East Bourke Former electoral districts of Victoria (state) 1856 establishments in Australia 1904 disestablishments in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Cowell (Australian Politician)
Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. 'Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ibn Nūn''; la, Iosue functioned as Moses' assistant in the books of Exodus and Numbers, and later succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelite tribes in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua. His name was Hoshea ( ''Hōšēaʿ'', lit. 'Save') the son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, but Moses called him "Yehoshua" (translated as "Joshua" in English),''Bible'' the name by which he is commonly known in English. According to the Bible, he was born in Egypt prior to the Exodus. The Hebrew Bible identifies Joshua as one of the twelve spies of Israel sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan. In Numbers 13:1, and after the death of Moses, he led the Israelite tribes in the conquest of Canaan, and allocated lands to the tribes. According to bibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of East Bourke Boroughs
East Bourke Boroughs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ... from 1859 to 1904. The district was defined in the Electoral Districts Act of 1858 as: Members for East Bourke Boroughs One member originally, two from 1889. References {{DEFAULTSORT:East Bourke Boroughs Former electoral districts of Victoria (state) 1859 establishments in Australia 1904 disestablishments in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Cope (Australian Politician)
Edward Cope may refer to: * Edward Drinker Cope Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American zoologist, paleontologist, comparative anatomist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested ... (1840–1897), American paleontologist and comparative anatomist * Edward Meredith Cope (1818–1873), English classical scholar {{hndis, Cope, Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Polwarth And South Grenville
Polwarth and South Grenville was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1889. It was based in western Victoria. Polwarth and South Grenville was created after the Electoral district of Polwarth, Ripon, Hampden and South Grenville was divided in 1859. Members for Polwarth and South Grenville After the abolition of Polwarth and South Grenville in 1889, a new Electoral district of Polwarth The electoral district of Polwarth is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is located in south-west rural Victoria, west of Geelong, and covers the Colac and Corangamite local government areas (LGA), parts of the Mo ... was created, Charles Forrest went on to represent Polwarth from April 1889 to September 1894. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Polwarth and South Grenville Former electoral districts of Victoria (Australia) 1859 establishments in Australia 1889 disestablishments in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
