Mr David FELL (1869 - 1956)

Date of Birth: 09/03/1869
Place of Birth: Langside, Glasgow, Scotland
Date of Death: 06/01/1956
Place of Death: Hove, England

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	6 Aug 1904	6 Nov 1913	9yr(s) 3mth(s) 1day(s)
Member for Lane Cove	6 Aug 1904	19 Aug 1907	3yr(s) 14day(s)	20th (1904 - 1907)
Member for Lane Cove	10 Sep 1907	14 Sep 1910	3yr(s) 5day(s)	21st (1907 - 1910)
Member for Lane Cove	14 Oct 1910	6 Nov 1913	3yr(s) 24day(s)	22nd (1910 - 1913)
David Berry Hospital Bill Committee No.14	22 Nov 1906	6 Dec 1906	15days	20th (1904 - 1907)
Claims of Harry K.Carpenter Committee No.16	18 Jul 1911	1 Aug 1911	15days	22nd (1910 - 1913)
Claims of Harry K.Carpenter Committee No.14	10 Oct 1911	22 Nov 1911	1mth 13days	22nd (1910 - 1913)
Increase in House Rents Committee No.16	17 Oct 1911	25 Mar 1912	5mths 9days	22nd (1910 - 1913)
Increase in House Rents Committee No.8	12 Sep 1912	5 Nov 1912	1mth 25days	22nd (1910 - 1913)
Application of Mr Charles Lancelot Garland for Special Gold Leases Committee No.12	15 Oct 1912	4 Dec 1912	1mth 20days	22nd (1910 - 1913)

Political Party Activity

Assisted to found the City Reformists and Preferential League in 1895; active in formation of National Party, honorary secretary to Sir James Graham (q.v) in early political campaigns.

Community Activity

Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1898

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Accountant. Educated at Dollar Academy and Graham's Academy, Scotland, and Fort Street Sydney; arrived in Sydney in 1879; with R.Little and Company; then Davenport and Miles, later Miles and Vane, accountants; established own business in 1893; Fellow of Corporation of Accountants of Australasia, which he assisted to found; senior partner in David Fell and Company; Sydney and Brisbane; and Fell, Rankin, Morrison and Company; Melbourne; chairman of directors in Illawarra and the South Coast Steam Navigation Company Limited and Thomas Elliott and Company Limited. Director of John Lysaght Brothers and Company Limited, and of the Commonwealth Oil Corporation Limited; director of Sydney Hospital from 1896 until 1900, honorary treasurer from 1901 until 1912, vice president from 1912 until 1915; assisted to found Women's Hospital in Crown Street; honorary secretary; auditor of Sydney University; on advisory committee for founding of State Conservatorium; vice president of Philharmonic Society; foundation councillor of the North Shore Orphans Society; lectured troops in France in 1917 on invitation of the British Government; honorary treasurer of the British Empire Land Settlement Propaganda League, London in 1917. Honorary treasurer and organiser of British County Homesteads Association; vice president of New South Wales Rowing Association; founder of New South Wales Wine Association; opened London office and spent much of latter life in the United Kingdom.

Personal

Son of Captain John Wilson, ship broker, and Jessie McKinlay Power. Married (1) Mabel Bryce in 1895 and had issue, 2 daughters and 4 sons. Married (2) Alice Florence Elibank on 24 July 1919 at Hove, England. Brother of William Scott Fell (q.v).

Additional Information

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