Mr William BYRNES (1809 - 1891)

Date of Birth: 02/06/1809
Place of Birth: Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 25/10/1891
Place of Death: Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

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Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	25 Aug 1858	13 May 1861	2yr(s) 8mth(s) 19day(s)		First (Quinquennial) Appointments under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 18 August 1858.
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	3 Sep 1861	25 Oct 1891	30yr(s) 1mth(s) 23day(s)		Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 24 June 1861.
William Goodin Committee No.11	21 Nov 1865	22 Dec 1865	1mth 2days	5th (1865 - 1869)

Community Activity

Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace. Associated with the Parramatta Benevolent Society

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Manufacturer and storekeeper. First employed as an apprentice saddler. In the 1830's was a pioneer of steam ferry transport on the Parramatta River with his brother James (a Member of the first Legislative Council 1850 - 1851 and a Member of the Legislative Assembly).They built a steam flour mill in 1840-1841 and later wool and cloth mills. In 1862, they employed around 50 people. They also jointly owned the largest store in Parramatta. Freemason.

Personal

Son of James Byrnes, of the New South Wales Corps, and his wife Frances. Married Ann, second daughter of Francis Oakes, a Member of the Legislative Council, on 6 December 1834 at Parramatta and had issue 14 children. Methodist.

Additional Information

Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, p323;

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