Joseph Wearne (19 August 1832 – 8 June 1884) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born at

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to miller Joseph Wearne and Susannah Rogers. He and his family migrated to Sydney in 1849, and after an attempt on the

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n goldfields settled at

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around 1853. Wearne became a flour miller. On 21 January 1857, he married Isabella Caldwell, with whom he had six children. He was elected to the

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for West Sydney in 1869, transferring to Central Cumberland in 1875 but resigning later the same year due to bankruptcy. He was discharged in 1876. Wearne died at Liverpool in 1884. His nephew,

Walter Wearne Walter Ernest Wearne (2 September 186717 January 1931) was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1917 until 1930. He was initially elected as an Independent but subsequently formed the Progressive ...

, also served in the Legislative Assembly.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wearne, Joseph 1832 births 1884 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly People from Cornwall Australian people of Cornish descent British emigrants to Australia 19th-century Australian politicians