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Alexander Ryrie (27 December 1827 – 29 May 1909) was an Australian politician, who was born in
Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
to Stewart Ryrie, a pastoralist and deputy commissary-general, and his second wife, Isabella Cassels. He farmed with his brothers in the Monaro district, notably near
Bombala Bombala is a town in the Monaro region of south-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in Snowy Monaro Regional Council. It is approximately south of the state capital, Sydney, and south of the town of Cooma. The name derives from an Aboriginal ...
and Michelago. On 5 July 1860, he married Charlotte Faunce, with whom he had nine children, including
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Sir Granville de Laune Ryrie and William M. Ryrie. In 1880, he was elected to the
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as the member for Braidwood, serving until his defeat in 1891. In 1892, he was appointed to the
New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th ...
, where he served until his death at
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on 29 May 1909.


See also

* Stewart Ryrie, his father * David Ryrie, his brother *
William Ryrie William Ryrie (1805—1856) was a Scottish-born Australian pastoralist and pioneer settler colonist of the Braidwood district of New South Wales and the Port Phillip District (now Victoria). Early life William Ryrie was the eldest son of Stew ...
, his half brother *
Stewart Ryrie, Junior Stewart Ryrie, Junior (1812—1882) was a Scottish-born Australian pastoralist, surveyor and settler colonist of the Monaro district of New South Wales, Australia. He is associated with early colonial settlement of the Cooma and Jindabyne area ...
, his half brother *
Granville Ryrie Major General Sir Granville de Laune Ryrie, (1 July 1865 – 2 October 1937) was an Australian soldier, politician, and diplomat. He served in the Boer War and the First World War, in the latter commanding the 2nd Light Horse Brigade (1914– ...
, his son


References

  {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryrie, Alexander 1827 births 1909 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Protectionist Party politicians 19th-century Australian politicians Settlers of New South Wales