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Mr George Alexander CRUICKSHANK (1853 - 1904)

  • Date of Birth: 01/02/1853
  • Place of Birth: near Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
  • Date of Death: 12/04/1904
  • Place of Death: Bowral, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Parliament Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly9 Feb 188911 Jun 190112yr(s) 4mth(s) 3day(s)
Member for Inverell9 Feb 18896 Jun 18912yr(s) 3mth(s) 29day(s)14th (1889 - 1891)
Member for Inverell20 Jun 189125 Jun 18943yr(s) 6day(s)15th (1891 - 1894)
Member for Inverell10 Jul 18945 Jul 189511mth(s) 26day(s)16th (1894 - 1895)
Member for Inverell24 Jul 18959 Jul 18982yr(s) 11mth(s) 16day(s)17th (1895 - 1898)
Member for Inverell27 Jul 189811 Jun 19012yr(s) 10mth(s) 16day(s)18th (1898 - 1901)
Case of Miss Brenning Committee No.203 Jul 188923 Jul 188921days14th (1889 - 1891)
Claim of John O’Brien, Tyagong Goldfield Committee No.730 Apr 189020 Dec 18907mths 21days14th (1889 - 1891)
Annual Leases of Owen McCosker, Cope’s Creek Committee No.1614 Jul 189629 Oct 18963mths 16days17th (1895 - 1898)
Elections and Qualifications Committee No. 622 Jun 18988 Jul 189817days17th (1895 - 1898)
Case of Sydney Cooper as to Mining under a Road, parish of Clive, county of Gough Committee No. 1727 Oct 189823 Dec 18981mth 27days18th (1898 - 1901)
Library Committee No.52 Aug 189910 Oct 18992mths 9days18th (1898 - 1901)
Alfred Austin Sampson’s Settlement Lease, Gunnedah Committee No.167 Nov 189923 Dec 18991mth 17days18th (1898 - 1901)
Library Committee No.520 Jun 190028 Nov 19005mths 9days18th (1898 - 1901)
Alfred Austin Sampson’s Settlement Lease, Gunnedah Committee No. 93 Jul 190030 Aug 19001mth 28days18th (1898 - 1901)
Municipal District of Inverell Reduced Area Bill Committee No.1324 Jul 190018 Oct 19002mths 25days18th (1898 - 1901)Chairman

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Banker and Landowner. Educated at the Collegiate School, Bathurst, George Cruickshank entered the Commercial Bank after completing his education. After some months he took control of his father’s properties which he eventually sold. Upon returning to New South Wales from his travel’s abroad in 1878, he purchased Bryon Estate in the Inverell district, became the owner of Moonee Plains station and acquired a number of other large interests in various concerns. At the time of his death his estate was worth £49,027.


Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held

Member of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia. Member of the House of Representatives for Gwydir 1901 - 1903.


Personal

Son of George Alexander, a pioneer pastoralist, and Mary Jane nee Ring. Married the daughter of Sir William John Clarke. Widely travelled, George Cruickshank visited Europe, India, Africa and America. He returned to New South Wales in 1878. Church of England.


Additional Information

Bulletin, 21st July 1904, p.15 A Biographical Register of the Commonwealth Parliament 1901-1970



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