Mr Henry Molesworth OXLEY (1826 - 1867)**
- Date of Birth: 10/04/1826
- Place of Birth: Kirkham, near Camden, New South Wales, Australia
- Date of Death: 20/03/1867
- Place of Death: Wingecarribee, near Camden, New South Wales, Australia
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Parliamentary Service
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | 28 Jun 1859 | 10 Nov 1860 | 1yr(s) 4mth(s) 14day(s)
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| Member for Camden | 28 Jun 1859 | 10 Nov 1860 | 1yr(s) 4mth(s) 14day(s)
3rd (1859 - 1860) |  |
| Petition of Mrs Mary Jones Committee No.31 | 3 Feb 1860 | 4 Jul 1860 | 5mths 2days
3rd (1859 - 1860) | |
| Cases of Charles Skerrett Committee No.32 | 3 Feb 1860 | 4 Jul 1860 | 5mths 2days
3rd (1859 - 1860) | |
| Petition of Mrs Mary Jones Committee No.6 | 2 Oct 1860 | 9 Nov 1860 | 1mth 8days
3rd (1859 - 1860) | |
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Community Activity
Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1851, and was appointed a Coroner at Berrima.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Landed proprieter. After fathers death in 1828 received a land grant of 5,000 acres in recognition of fathers services. Lived on Wingecarribee estate, near Bowral. In 1865 had 40 tenant farmers.
Personal
Son of John Joseph William Henry Molesworth Oxley, surveyor general, landed proprieter and entrepreneur, and Emma Norton. Married Emily Orchard on 4 November 1854 at Berrima and had issue, 1 daughter and 3 sons.
Additional Information
Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: 1. Henry Molesworth Oxley - diaries, 1850 - 1855 (MLMSS 587) 2. John Oxley - papers, 1810 - 1871(A5322); photographs in the PICMAN Database.
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