Mr Francis CLARKE (1857 - 1939)

Date of Birth: 25/03/1857
Place of Birth: Stroud, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 18/04/1939
Place of Death: Manly, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	29 May 1893	11 Jun 1901	8yr(s) 14day(s)
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	11 Apr 1899	28 Mar 1900	11mth(s) 18day(s)		Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 8 April 1899. Granted retention of title of 'Honourable' for life.
Member for Macleay	29 May 1893	25 Jun 1894	1yr(s) 28day(s)	15th (1891 - 1894)
Member for Hastings and Macleay	17 Jul 1894	5 Jul 1895	11mth(s) 19day(s)	16th (1894 - 1895)
Member for Hastings and Macleay	24 Jul 1895	8 Jul 1898	2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s)	17th (1895 - 1898)
Member for Hastings and Macleay	27 Jul 1898	7 Sep 1898	1mth(s) 12day(s)	18th (1898 - 1901)
Member for Hastings and Macleay	1 Mar 1900	11 Jun 1901	1yr(s) 3mth(s) 11day(s)	18th (1898 - 1901)
Maitland Presbyterian Church Land Bill Committee No.22	6 Apr 1870	12 Apr 1870	7days	6th (1870 - 1872)
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1	26 Sep 1893	26 Sep 1893	1day	15th (1891 - 1894)
Bankruptcy Act Amendment Bill Committee No.13	1 Dec 1893	8 Dec 1893	8days	15th (1891 - 1894)
Bankruptcy Act Amendment Bill Committee No.7	25 Jan 1894	5 Jun 1894	4mths 12days	16th (1894 - 1895)
Resumption of Land, Woolloomooloo Bay. Committee No. 13	29 Nov 1894	5 Jul 1895	7mths 7days	16th (1894 - 1895)
Conditional Purchase made by George Vincent, in the District of Gundagai. Committee No. 17	19 Apr 1895	5 Jul 1895	2mths 17days	16th (1894 - 1895)
Selection made by Martin Tully Committee No.8	17 Sep 1895	17 Oct 1895	1mth 1day	17th (1895 - 1898)
Application of Mr J.F Connelly to mine in the parish of Currajong Committee No.13	15 Oct 1895	18 Dec 1895	2mths 4days	17th (1895 - 1898)
Refreshment Committee No.4	14 May 1896	16 Nov 1896	6mths 3days	17th (1895 - 1898)
Claim of John Brennan against Roads Department Committee No.27	22 Sep 1896	16 Nov 1896	1mth 26days	17th (1895 - 1898)
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1	12 Jun 1900	12 Jun 1900	1day	18th (1898 - 1901)	Chairman
Claim by Messrs Maddison and Ewing Contractors Committee No.15	2 Aug 1900	27 Sep 1900	1mth 26days	18th (1898 - 1901)

Community Activity

Mayor of North Sydney in 1898

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Surveyor. Educated at St Stanislaus' College at Bathurst. Was a surveyor when he was elected to the Legislative Assembly. Between 1883 and 1930, was a licensed, practising surveyor. He lived for some time at West Kempsey in New South Wales, moving to North Sydney around 1893.

Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held

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

Personal

Son of Thomas, a farmer, and Ellen, nee Welsh, Irish immigrants. Married Mary McCarthy on 21 October 1885 and had issue, 3 sons and 3 daughters. Roman Catholic.

Additional Information

References: Members of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales 1856-1901; New South Wales. Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, 1898, second session, volume three, p700+28; The Biographical Register and other material in the offices of the Australian Dictionary of Biography; A Biographical Register of the Commonwealth Parliament 1901-1972.

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