John Richard Linsley (30 May 1826 – 4 June 1889) was an Australian politician. He was born at

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to tinman John Richard Linsley and Elizabeth Clarke. He was a successful merchant and butcher, and served as mayor of

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and on

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. In 1846 he married Mary Anne Ackerman, and on 24 May 1860 married Agnes Orr, with whom he had a son. In 1889 he was elected to the

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as a

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member for Central Cumberland, but he died less than six months later at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Linsley, John 1826 births 1889 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Free Trade Party politicians 19th-century Australian politicians