Mr Niels Rasmus Wilson NIELSEN (1869 - 1930)

Date of Birth: 02/03/1869
Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of Death: 01/07/1930
Place of Death: Gladesville, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	30 Sep 1899	4 Feb 1913	13yr(s) 4mth(s) 6day(s)
Member for Booroowa	30 Sep 1899	11 Jun 1901	1yr(s) 8mth(s) 13day(s)	18th (1898 - 1901)
Member for Boorowa	3 Jul 1901	16 Jul 1904	3yr(s) 14day(s)	19th (1901 - 1904)
Member for Yass	6 Aug 1904	19 Aug 1907	3yr(s) 14day(s)	20th (1904 - 1907)
Member for Yass	10 Sep 1907	14 Sep 1910	3yr(s) 5day(s)	21st (1907 - 1910)
Member for Yass	14 Oct 1910	4 Feb 1913	2yr(s) 3mth(s) 22day(s)	22nd (1910 - 1913)
Secretary for Lands	21 Oct 1910	1 Aug 1911	9mth(s) 12day(s)
Claim of Mr Sherlock Barron, North Botany Committee No.10	15 Aug 1899	23 Nov 1899	3mths 9days	18th (1898 - 1901)
Case of William Reid Committee No.18	28 Aug 1900	20 Nov 1900	2mths 24days	18th (1898 - 1901)
Proposed Government Alignment of Flood-street Leichhardt Committee No.22	6 Sep 1900	29 Nov 1900	2mths 24days	18th (1898 - 1901)
Land fronting Throsby and Cottage Creeks, sold by A.A Dangar, Esquire Committee No.15	2 Sep 1902	20 Dec 1902	3mths 19days	19th (1901 - 1904)
Dismissal from the Railway Service of Fettlers’ Ganger, E.L Warton Committee No.17	30 Oct 1902	18 Dec 1902	1mth 19days	19th (1901 - 1904)	Chairman
Proposed Government Alignment of Flood street, Leichhardt Committee No.21	28 Nov 1902	9 Dec 1902	12days	19th (1901 - 1904)
Goulburn Roman Catholic Church Land Sale Bill Committee No.3	1 Jul 1903	30 Jul 1903	30days	19th (1901 - 1904)
Abattoir Glebe Island Committee No.8	10 Jul 1903	20 Nov 1903	4mths 11days	19th (1901 - 1904)	Chairman
Municipal District of Cowra reduced Area Bill Committee No.8	1 Nov 1904	16 Nov 1904	16days	19th (1901 - 1904)
Government Savings Bill Committee No.13	2 Dec 1904	6 Dec 1904	5days	19th (1901 - 1904)
Moss Vale Cattle Sale-yards Bill Committee No.12	10 Aug 1905	24 Aug 1905	15days	20th (1904 - 1907)
High street Alstonville Closing Bill Committee No.9	18 Sep 1906	25 Sep 1906	8days	20th (1904 - 1907)
Grain Elevators Committee No.10	20 Sep 1906	13 Dec 1906	2mths 24days	20th (1904 - 1907)
Standing Orders Committee No.2	24 Oct 1907	20 Dec 1907	1mth 27days	21st (1907 - 1910)
Standing Orders Committee No.2	13 Mar 1908	11 Apr 1908	30days	21st (1907 - 1910)
Standing Orders Committee No.3	5 Aug 1908	19 Dec 1908	4mths 15days	21st (1907 - 1910)
Standing Orders Committee No.3	14 Jul 1909	17 Dec 1909	5mths 4days	21st (1907 - 1910)
Standing Orders Committee No.3	28 Jun 1910	20 Aug 1910	1mth 24days	21st (1907 - 1910)

Political Party Activity

Australian Labor Party (ALP). Became an organiser for the Nationalist Party. Member of central executive 1903, 1907 - 1908, 1910 - 1911, whip 1902.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Carpenter and farmer. Arrived in Australia c.1874. Cabinet maker by trade, became a bush carpenter and farmer near Young; member of the Australian Workers Union and office holder in Young Branch. Went to United States of America as commercial agent of government in 1912. Chairman of Taronga Park Trust 1927 until 1930.

Personal

Son of Niel P. Nielsen and Susan Wilson. Married Marie Booth c.1888 at Yass and had issue, 2 sons. Roman Catholic.

Additional Information

Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 11

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