Mr Edward WISE (1818 - 1865)**

Date of Birth: 13/08/1818 Place of Birth: Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, England Date of Death: 28/09/1865 Place of Death: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Council 25 Feb 1857 15 Feb 1860 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 22day(s) First (Quinquennial) Appointments under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 19.2.1857. Solicitor General 23 May 1857 7 Sep 1857 3mth(s) 16day(s) Attorney General 27 Oct 1859 13 Feb 1860 3mth(s) 18day(s)

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Lawyer (barrister). Educated at Rugby School, England under Dr Thomas Arnold. Became a private tutor. Entered Middle Temple, London; called to the Bar in 1844; barrister on Western circuit and in London. Arrived in Sydney on 26 February 1855, following his brother and brother- in-law. Admitted to New South Wales Bar and represented the Bar on Barristers Admission Board; puisne judge, Supreme Court from 1860 until 1865. In England was associated with Lord Shaftesbury. Investigated slum housing and testified before the 1859 select committee on the condition of the working classes. In 1861 was a founder and committeeman of Sydney. Founder of Newtown School of the Arts; went on poetry reading tours of country towns; Sydney Mechanics School of the Arts; Home visiting and relief society; Patron of art and literature; collector of Australiana; philosophical society of New South Wales; Liberal but devout low church Anglican; member of church society; advocated wider role for laity. Published law articles.

Personal

Second son of Edward Wise, brewer, and Amelia Wilson. Married Maria Bate on 1 January 1856 at Kyneton, Victoria and had issue, 4 sons. Church of England.

Additional Information

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