Mr Charles Hugh FAWCETT (1813 - 1890)**

Date of Birth: 01/01/1813 Place of Birth: County Fermanagh, Ireland Date of Death: 15/03/1890 Place of Death: Stroud, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 7 Apr 1880 23 Nov 1882 2yr(s) 7mth(s) 17day(s) Member for Richmond 19 Nov 1880 23 Nov 1882 2yr(s) 5day(s) 10th (1880 - 1882) Clarence 7 Apr 1880 9 Nov 1880 7mths 3days 9th (1877 - 1880) Berrima Coal Mine Railway Bill Committee No.12 10 Feb 1881 17 Feb 1881 8days 10th (1880 - 1882) Hall’s Estate Bill Committee No.13 11 Feb 1881 6 Apr 1881 1mth 27days 10th (1880 - 1882) Australian Gas Light Company’s Bill Committee No.8 12 Jul 1881 23 Sep 1881 2mths 12days 10th (1880 - 1882) Tamworth Gas and Coke Company’s Bill Committee No.12 10 Aug 1881 9 Dec 1881 3mths 30days 10th (1880 - 1882) United Church of England and Ireland School at Paddington Sale Bill Committee No.13 26 Aug 1881 1 Sep 1881 7days 10th (1880 - 1882) Singleton Gas Bill Committee No.21 29 Sep 1881 28 Nov 1881 2mths 10th (1880 - 1882) Cudgegong Town Hall Bill Committee No.25 28 Oct 1881 23 Nov 1881 27days 10th (1880 - 1882) Grafton Presbyterian Church Land Sale Bill Committee No.24 28 Oct 1881 24 Nov 1881 28days 10th (1880 - 1882) Burtoft’s Estate Bill Committee No.27 30 Nov 1881 14 Dec 1881 15days 10th (1880 - 1882) Library Committee No.2 30 Aug 1882 21 Nov 1882 2mths 23days 10th (1880 - 1882) Mineral Lease at Vegetable Creek Committee No.7 12 Sep 1882 21 Nov 1882 2mths 10days 11th (1882 - 1885) Member, Committee on Children and Young People 11 Oct 1882 26 Oct 1882 16days 10th (1880 - 1882) Blandford Proprietary School Bill Committee No.10 11 Oct 1882 26 Oct 1882 16days 10th (1880 - 1882) Working of the Fisheries Act of 1881 Committee No.15 3 Nov 1882 21 Nov 1882 19days 10th (1880 - 1882)

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Public Servant. Arrived in New South Wales c.1843. In 1844 purchased Fairy Mount station on Richmond River cheaply. In 1860's was acting government land agent and police magistrate. After leaving the Legislative Assembly he retired to Buladelah whee he accepted the position of police magistrate.

Personal

Son of Hugh Fawcett. Church of England.

Additional Information

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