Mr Robert McIntosh ISAACS (1814 - 1876)**
- Date of Birth: 01/01/1814
- Place of Birth: Tortola, Virgin Islands, West Indies
- Date of Death: 26/03/1876
- Place of Death: Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
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Parliamentary Service
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Council | 25 Feb 1857 | 10 May 1861 | 4yr(s) 2mth(s) 16day(s)
| First (Quinquennial) Appointments under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 19 February 1857. |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | 6 Nov 1865 | 15 Nov 1869 | 4yr(s) 10day(s)
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| Member for Yass Plains | 6 Nov 1865 | 22 Jan 1866 | 2mth(s) 17day(s)
5th (1865 - 1869) | |
| Member for Yass Plains | 8 Feb 1866 | 15 Nov 1869 | 3yr(s) 9mth(s) 8day(s)
5th (1865 - 1869) | |
| Solicitor General | 22 Jan 1866 | 26 Oct 1868 | 2yr(s) 9mth(s) 5day(s)
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| Church of England Property Management Bill Committee No.8 | 16 Aug 1866 | 30 Aug 1866 | 15days
5th (1865 - 1869) | |
| Library Committee No.2 | 3 Jul 1867 | 21 Aug 1867 | 1mth 19days
5th (1865 - 1869) | |
| Refreshment Room Committee No.4 | 3 Jul 1867 | 27 Apr 1868 | 9mths 25days
5th (1865 - 1869) | |
| Library Committee No.2 | 3 Jul 1867 | 27 Apr 1868 | 9mths 25days
5th (1865 - 1869) | |
| Law relating to Lunacy Committee No.20 | 4 Mar 1869 | 24 Mar 1869 | 21days
5th (1865 - 1869) | |
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Qualifications, occupations and interests
Lawyer (barrister). Educated in England. Entered Middle Temple, called to the Bar in 1839; practised in London. Travelled to Sydney in 1843 and practised as a barrister. Visited England 1854 - 1855. Refused appointment as Attorney General in first Ministry. Travelled to Hobart in 1871 where he became Chancellor of Anglican archdiocese of Hobart. Returned to Sydney in 1872. Crown Prosecutor for western districts 1872 - 1876. A leader of extreme conservatives in Legislative Council. On committee of conservative constitutional association in 1860; self described 'Tory'. Member of Philosophical Society of New South Wales.
Personal
Son of Robert Glover Isaacs. Married Barberina Rogers Harrison on 27 July 1841 at St Pancras and had issue, 4 daughters and 2 sons. Church of England.
Additional Information
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4
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