Mr Henry FLETT (1810 - 1877)**

Date of Birth: 01/04/1810 Place of Birth: Caithness, Scotland Date of Death: 08/11/1877 Place of Death: Taree, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 1 Jul 1859 10 Nov 1864 5yr(s) 4mth(s) 10day(s) Member for Hastings 1 Jul 1859 10 Nov 1860 1yr(s) 4mth(s) 10day(s) 3rd (1859 - 1860) Member for Hastings 21 Dec 1860 10 Nov 1864 3yr(s) 10mth(s) 21day(s) 4th (1860 - 1864) Moreton Bay Immigration and Land Company’s Act Amendment Bill Committee No.39 3 Apr 1860 4 Jul 1860 3mths 2days 3rd (1859 - 1860) Penrith Nepean Bridge Re-construction Bill Committee No.43 7 Jun 1860 4 Jul 1860 28days 3rd (1859 - 1860) Moreton Bay Immigration and Land Company’s Act Amendment Bill Committee No.10 12 Oct 1860 9 Nov 1860 29days 3rd (1859 - 1860) Unpaid Magistracy Committee No.17 12 Feb 1861 11 May 1861 2mths 30days 4th (1860 - 1864) Tanners and Curriers Bill Committee No.27 27 Mar 1861 11 May 1861 1mth 15days 4th (1860 - 1864) Clarence and Richmond Rivers Steam Navigation Company’s Bill Committee No.28 27 Mar 1861 11 May 1861 1mth 15days 4th (1860 - 1864) James Ralfe Committee No.22 5 Aug 1862 29 Aug 1862 25days 4th (1860 - 1864) Chairman Presbyterian College Bill Committee No.25 12 Aug 1862 18 Nov 1862 3mths 7days 4th (1860 - 1864) Miss Isabella Mary Kelly Committee No.32 23 Sep 1862 18 Dec 1862 2mths 26days 4th (1860 - 1864) Taylor and Walker’s Railway Bill Committee No.37 16 Oct 1862 21 Oct 1862 6days 4th (1860 - 1864) Miss Isabella Mary Kelly Committee No.5 1 Jul 1863 20 Oct 1863 3mths 20days 4th (1860 - 1864) Waratah Coal Company’s Incorporation Bill No.10 14 Jul 1863 17 Jul 1863 4days 4th (1860 - 1864) Cardiff Coal Company’s Incorporation Bill Committee No.17 4 Sep 1863 10 Sep 1863 7days 4th (1860 - 1864) Presbyterian College Bill Committee No.15 4 Sep 1863 6 Oct 1863 1mth 3days 4th (1860 - 1864) Mr John Busby Committee No.18 4 Sep 1863 24 Feb 1864 5mths 21days 4th (1860 - 1864)

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Farmer and pastoralist. Arrived in New South Wales around 1834 and became a farmer and pastoralist with Colonel William Stewart (1769 - 1854), a former Member of the first Legislative council and former Lieutenant-Governor. At a later time he became manager of an estate at the head of the Williams River; and later settled on the Manning River. After his marriage, he acquired 'Killawarra'. He bought the 'Taree' estate from his father-in-law and divided it into tenant farms. He had Taree surveyed and laid out as a private town in 1854. He returned to Taree before his death after living in Sydney for some years. Landholder.

Personal

Son of Henry Flett, farmer, and Diana Stephens. Married Mary Wynter in 1841and had issue, 4 sons and 6 daughters.

Additional Information

'Town and Country Journal' (Sydney), 1 December 1877, p. 921 Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: Henry Flett - account books of Taree Estate, Manning River, 1851- 1880 (A3017-A3018)

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