Henry John Bede Milford was a politician in

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, Australia. He was a Member of both the

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and the

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Early life and career

Born in England in 1832 or 1833, Milford moved to

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, Australia with his family in 1843. He became an articled clerk before being admitted as a

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in 1855. He practised in Sydney until 1867. He was married to Catherine Charlotte Dick and had three sons and a daughter.

Politics

He represented the

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in the

from 3 February 1864 to 10 November 1864. He represented the

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from 6 December 1869 to 7 June 1870. Winning the seat in a

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, he resigned before ever taking his seat.

Later life

Milford died on 29 February 1888 and, according to the ''Charters Towers Daily Herald'' (2 March 1888), he died of "excess drink and exposure".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Milford, Henry Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1888 deaths People from Queensland Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1830s births 19th-century Australian politicians