Mr John MCFARLANE (1854 - 1915)**

Date of Birth: 26/01/1854 Place of Birth: Hunter River District, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 09/07/1915 Place of Death: Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 11 Feb 1887 9 Jul 1915 28yr(s) 4mth(s) 29day(s) Member for Clarence 11 Feb 1887 19 Jan 1889 1yr(s) 11mth(s) 9day(s) 13th (1887 - 1889) Member for Clarence 28 Jan 1889 6 Jun 1891 2yr(s) 4mth(s) 10day(s) 14th (1889 - 1891) Member for Clarence 19 Jun 1891 25 Jun 1894 3yr(s) 7day(s) 15th (1891 - 1894) Member for Clarence 17 Jul 1894 5 Jul 1895 11mth(s) 19day(s) 16th (1894 - 1895) Member for Clarence 24 Jul 1895 8 Jul 1898 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s) 17th (1895 - 1898) Member for Clarence 27 Jul 1898 11 Jun 1901 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 16day(s) 18th (1898 - 1901) Member for Clarence 22 Jun 1901 16 Jul 1904 3yr(s) 25day(s) 19th (1901 - 1904) Member for Clarence 6 Aug 1904 19 Aug 1907 3yr(s) 14day(s) 20th (1904 - 1907) Member for Clarence 10 Sep 1907 14 Sep 1910 3yr(s) 5day(s) 21st (1907 - 1910) Member for Clarence 14 Oct 1910 6 Nov 1913 3yr(s) 24day(s) 22nd (1910 - 1913) Member for Clarence 6 Dec 1913 9 Jul 1915 1yr(s) 7mth(s) 4day(s) 23rd (1913 - 1917) Claim of E.Blakeney v.Pegus Committee No.22 17 May 1887 7 Jun 1887 22days 13th (1887 - 1889) Trustees of Presbyterian Cemetery at Maclean Committee No.21 13 Oct 1887 26 Oct 1887 14days 13th (1887 - 1889) Chairman Trustees of Presbyterian Cemetery at Maclean Committee No.21 13 Oct 1887 26 Oct 1887 14days 13th (1887 - 1889) Grafton School of Arts Trustees Enabling Bill Committee No.31 25 Nov 1887 14 Dec 1887 20days 13th (1887 - 1889) Selections by John Harrison, of Lismore Committee No.9 27 Nov 1888 16 Jan 1889 1mth 21days 13th (1887 - 1889) Conditional Purchase of Zachary Benn, Richmond River District Committee No.26 19 Jul 1889 30 Jul 1889 12days 14th (1889 - 1891) Toronto Tramway Act Amendment Bill Committee No.11 1 May 1890 6 May 1890 6days 14th (1889 - 1891) Conditional Purchases of J.Smith, JMD Sullivan, and A.Campbell, Land District of Lismore Committee No.28 26 Aug 1890 20 Dec 1890 3mths 25days 14th (1889 - 1891) Conditional Purchases of Neil Gallagher, Orange Committee No.20 15 Sep 1891 25 Nov 1891 2mths 11days 15th (1891 - 1894) Vale of Clwydd Coal mining Company’s Bill Committee No.3 5 Oct 1892 18 Oct 1892 14days 15th (1891 - 1894) Menindie and Broken Hill Tramway Bill Committee.10 18 Oct 1892 10 Nov 1892 24days 15th (1891 - 1894) Agricultural Holdings Bill Committee No.24 18 Apr 1893 30 May 1893 1mth 13days 15th (1891 - 1894) Mr Walsh’s Contract for Construction of Cooper’s Creek Bridge Committee No.11 21 Nov 1893 8 Dec 1893 18days 15th (1891 - 1894) Refreshment Committee No.4 14 May 1896 16 Nov 1896 6mths 3days 17th (1895 - 1898) Collision between the “Sol” and “Alathea” steamers Committee No.26 22 Sep 1896 11 Nov 1896 1mth 21days 17th (1895 - 1898) Case of Thomas Buckley, Public Works Department Committee No. 7 30 Aug 1898 23 Dec 1898 3mths 24days 18th (1898 - 1901) Estate of the late S.M Swift of Petersham Committee No.23 13 Dec 1898 22 Dec 1898 10days 18th (1898 - 1901) Estate of the late S.M Swift of Petersham Committee No.3 1 Aug 1899 21 Dec 1899 4mths 21days 18th (1898 - 1901) Case of Thomas Buckley – Public Works Department Committee No.17 7 Nov 1899 23 Dec 1899 1mth 17days 18th (1898 - 1901) The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 28 May 1902 28 May 1902 1day 19th (1901 - 1904) Printing Committee No.6 21 Sep 1904 20 Dec 1904 2mths 30days 19th (1901 - 1904) Chairman Lismore Markets and cattle Sale-yards Bill Committee No.9 8 Nov 1904 10 Nov 1904 3days 19th (1901 - 1904) Printing Committee No.6 28 Jun 1905 8 Dec 1905 5mths 11days 20th (1904 - 1907) Chairman Dairying Industry Committee No.7 4 Jul 1905 30 Nov 1905 4mths 27days 20th (1904 - 1907) Moss Vale Cattle Sale-yards Bill Committee No.12 10 Aug 1905 24 Aug 1905 15days 20th (1904 - 1907) The New Redhead Estate and Coal Company Limited Transfer Bill Committee No.14 24 Aug 1905 29 Aug 1905 6days 20th (1904 - 1907) Printing Committee No.5 10 Jul 1906 18 Dec 1906 5mths 9days 20th (1904 - 1907) Chairman Printing Committee No.6 9 Jul 1907 11 Jul 1907 3days 20th (1904 - 1907) Chairman Claim by Mr J.S Gam – Rejection of sleepers by Central South African Government Committee No.9 30 Sep 1909 9 Dec 1909 2mths 10days 21st (1907 - 1910) Canterbury Park Racecourse Company Limited Enabling Bill Committee No.7 24 Nov 1910 8 Dec 1910 15days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Timber Industry Committee No.15 11 Jul 1911 1 Aug 1911 22days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Petition of Thomas Michael Slattery Committee No. 7 6 Jul 1915 9 Jul 1915 4days 23rd (1913 - 1917)

Political Party Activity

Protectionist; Liberal after 1907

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Farmers Co-op manager. Family settled on Clarence River in 1861. Educated in public schools and by father. On leaving school assisted father on land. Became Secretary of North Coast Farmers Co-operative Association in Grafton. Moved to Sydney as a manager. Resigned in December 1891. Became a produce and timber merchant. On Clarence promoted School of Arts, mutual improvement societies, cricket and rowing clubs, active member of Cattle Stealing Prevention Association. Trustee of National Park 1905 until 1915. Orangeman.

Personal

Son of John Macfarlane, schoolteacher and farmer, and Mary Stewart. Married Ellen Quayle in 1885 and had issue, 2 daughters and 2 sons. Presbyterian. Funeral in Presbyterian cemetery at Rookwood.

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