David Dale (7 December 1843 – 22 May 1901) was an Australian

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. He was born at

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to farmer John Dale and Mary Williams. He was a brewer before entering politics, and also served as an

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at Fairfield. He married twice: first, in

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in 1866, to Margaret MacDonald; and second, on 23 September 1876, to Marion Bertha Cox. Neither marriage produced children. In 1889 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for Central Cumberland. Re-elected in 1891, he retired due to poor health in 1894 and pursued pastoral interests in the northern rivers. He died at Fairfield in 1901.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dale, David 1843 births 1901 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Free Trade Party politicians 19th-century Australian politicians