Mr Frank FARNELL (1862 - 1929)**

Date of Birth: 10/09/1862 Place of Birth: Ryde, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 16/07/1929 Place of Death: North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 12 Feb 1887 31 Dec 1903 16yr(s) 10mth(s) 20day(s) Member for Central Cumberland 12 Feb 1887 19 Jan 1889 1yr(s) 11mth(s) 8day(s) 13th (1887 - 1889) Member for Central Cumberland 9 Feb 1889 19 Sep 1889 7mth(s) 11day(s) 14th (1889 - 1891) Member for Central Cumberland 28 Sep 1889 6 Jun 1891 1yr(s) 8mth(s) 10day(s) 14th (1889 - 1891) Member for Central Cumberland 17 Jun 1891 25 Jun 1894 3yr(s) 9day(s) 15th (1891 - 1894) Member for Ryde 17 Jul 1894 5 Jul 1895 11mth(s) 19day(s) 16th (1894 - 1895) Member for Ryde 24 Jul 1895 8 Jul 1898 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s) 17th (1895 - 1898) Member for Ryde 3 Jul 1901 31 Dec 1903 2yr(s) 5mth(s) 29day(s) 19th (1901 - 1904) Crookwell Roman Catholic Church Land Sale Bill Committee No.17 29 Apr 1887 3 May 1887 5days 13th (1887 - 1889) City of Goulburn Gas and Coke Company’s Amendment Bill Committee No.19 10 May 1887 18 May 1887 9days 13th (1887 - 1889) Pharmaceutical Society of New South Wales Incorporation Bill Committee No.8 28 Sep 1887 18 Oct 1887 21days 13th (1887 - 1889) Evan McIntosh’s Conditional Purchase at Currabubula Committee No.11 29 Sep 1887 24 Jul 1888 9mths 26days 13th (1887 - 1889) Claim of Joseph Richardson against the Roads Department Committee No.12 29 Sep 1887 24 Jul 1888 9mths 26days 13th (1887 - 1889) Trustees of Presbyterian Cemetery at Maclean Committee No.21 13 Oct 1887 26 Oct 1887 14days 13th (1887 - 1889) Yass Roman Catholic Church Land Sale Bill Committee No.19 13 Oct 1887 26 Oct 1887 14days 13th (1887 - 1889) Parry’s Conditional Purchase on Currugundi and Warren South Runs Committee No.24 8 Nov 1887 31 May 1888 6mths 24days 13th (1887 - 1889) Resumption of Edward Irby’s Land at Bluff River Committee No.27 15 Nov 1887 24 Jul 1888 8mths 10days 13th (1887 - 1889) Robert Munford’s Conditional Purchases, parish of Metz Committee No.39 20 Dec 1887 5 Jul 1888 6mths 16days 13th (1887 - 1889) Saint Saviour’s Glebe Land Leasing Bill Committee No.40 22 Dec 1887 1 Mar 1888 2mths 9days 13th (1887 - 1889) Oakey Park Coal mining Company’s Railway Bill Committee No.42 10 Feb 1888 27 Mar 1888 1mth 18days 13th (1887 - 1889) Whaling Road, North Shore Committee No.44 10 Feb 1888 24 Jul 1888 5mths 15days 13th (1887 - 1889) Parramatta Municipal Quarries Bill Committee No.47 1 Mar 1888 22 Mar 1888 22days 13th (1887 - 1889) Kiama Tramway Act Amendment Bill Committee No.49 1 Mar 1888 10 Apr 1888 1mth 10days 13th (1887 - 1889) Deduction from Wages of Employees for Medical Attendance Committee No.50 27 Mar 1888 24 Jul 1888 3mths 28days 13th (1887 - 1889) Liverpool Church of England Grammar School Land Sale Bill Committee No.54 19 Apr 1888 25 Apr 1888 7days 13th (1887 - 1889) Sydney and Suburban Hydraulic Power Company’s Bill Committee No.57 2 May 1888 6 Jun 1888 1mth 5days 13th (1887 - 1889) Goulburn and Tuena Tramway Bill Committee No.58 7 Jun 1888 19 Jun 1888 13days 13th (1887 - 1889) The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 23 Oct 1888 23 Oct 1888 1day 13th (1887 - 1889) Refreshment Committee No.4 24 Oct 1888 27 Jan 1889 3mths 4days 13th (1887 - 1889) Young Wallsend Coal Company’s Railway Bill Committee No.6 1 Nov 1888 8 Nov 1888 8days 13th (1887 - 1889) Conditional Purchase of Evan McIntosh, Currabubula Committee No.10 29 Nov 1888 16 Jan 1889 1mth 19days 13th (1887 - 1889) Windsor Gas-light Company (Limited) Act Amendment Bill Committee No.12 6 Dec 1888 7 Dec 1888 2days 13th (1887 - 1889) Refreshment Committee No.6 3 Apr 1889 10 Oct 1889 6mths 8days 14th (1889 - 1891) Toronto Tramway Bill Committee No.7 4 Apr 1889 11 Apr 1889 8days 14th (1889 - 1891) Silkstone Coal-mine Railway Bill Committee No.10 17 Apr 1889 30 Apr 1889 14days 14th (1889 - 1891) Working of the Fisheries Act Committee No.13 21 May 1889 5 Jun 1889 16days 14th (1889 - 1891) Windsor Gaslight Company (Limited) Act Amendment Bill Committee No.15 4 Jun 1889 14 Jun 1889 11days 14th (1889 - 1891) Warwick Farm Railway Bill Committee No.17 11 Jun 1889 25 Jun 1889 15days 14th (1889 - 1891) Chairman Municipalities of Ryde and Hunter’s Hill Bill Committee No.18 28 Jun 1889 3 Jul 1889 6days 14th (1889 - 1891) Mrs Cunynghame, Late superintendent of Macquarie Street Asylum for Infirm and Destitute, Parramatta Committee No.23 5 Jul 1889 27 Sep 1889 2mths 23days 14th (1889 - 1891) Selections by John Harrison, of Lismore Committee No.25 19 Jul 1889 23 Jul 1889 5days 14th (1889 - 1891) Conditional Purchase of Zachary Benn, Richmond River District Committee No.26 19 Jul 1889 30 Jul 1889 12days 14th (1889 - 1891) Refreshment Committee No.5 27 Nov 1889 21 Dec 1889 25days 14th (1889 - 1891) Mrs Cunynghame, late Superintendent of Macquarie Street Asylum for Infirm and Destitute, Parramatta Committee No.8 30 Apr 1890 23 Sep 1890 4mths 25days 14th (1889 - 1891) Refreshment Committee No.5 30 Apr 1890 20 Dec 1890 7mths 21days 14th (1889 - 1891) Toronto Tramway Act Amendment Bill Committee No.11 1 May 1890 6 May 1890 6days 14th (1889 - 1891) Conditional Purchases of J.Smith, JMD Sullivan, and A.Campbell, Land District of Lismore Committee No.28 26 Aug 1890 20 Dec 1890 3mths 25days 14th (1889 - 1891) Australian Banking Company of Sydney Bill Committee No.35 24 Sep 1890 8 Oct 1890 15days 14th (1889 - 1891) Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition Committee No.36 7 Oct 1890 12 Dec 1890 2mths 6days 14th (1889 - 1891) Blayney Municipal Council Enabling Bill Committee No.37 16 Oct 1890 22 Dec 1890 2mths 7days 14th (1889 - 1891) Conveyance of Mails to and from General Post Office, Sydney Committee No.43 18 Nov 1890 19 Dec 1890 1mth 2days 14th (1889 - 1891) Forfeited Selection of J.J Ray Committee No.44 2 Dec 1890 20 Dec 1890 19days 14th (1889 - 1891) Conditional Purchase made by Maurice Bush, District Urana Committee No.46 16 Dec 1890 20 Dec 1890 5days 14th (1889 - 1891) Refreshment Committee No.4 26 May 1891 2 Jun 1891 8days 15th (1891 - 1894) The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 15 Jul 1891 15 Jul 1891 1day 15th (1891 - 1894) Refreshment Committee No.4 28 Jul 1891 1 Apr 1892 8mths 5days 15th (1891 - 1894) Sydney Electric Lighting Bill Committee No.7 4 Aug 1891 26 Aug 1891 23days 15th (1891 - 1894) Casino School of Arts Enabling Bill Committee No.9 5 Aug 1891 17 Sep 1891 1mth 13days 15th (1891 - 1894) Mort’s Dock and Engineering Company (Limited) Enabling Bill Committee No.11 11 Aug 1891 25 Aug 1891 15days 15th (1891 - 1894) Mrs Cunynhame, late Superintendent of Macquarie-street Asylum for Infirm and Destitute, Parramatta Committee No.14 25 Aug 1891 17 Sep 1891 24days 15th (1891 - 1894) Yongaleatha Marble, Flag and Flux Company Bill Committee No.17 1 Sep 1891 3 Sep 1891 3days 15th (1891 - 1894) Simpson’s Railway Bill Committee No.19 8 Sep 1891 24 Nov 1891 2mths 17days 15th (1891 - 1894) Conditional Purchases of Neil Gallagher, Orange Committee No.20 15 Sep 1891 25 Nov 1891 2mths 11days 15th (1891 - 1894) Watkins Wallis Trust Estate Bill Committee No.26 15 Dec 1891 22 Dec 1891 8days 15th (1891 - 1894) Conditional Purchase by James Young, at Gosford Committee No.30 21 Dec 1891 4 Feb 1892 1mth 15days 15th (1891 - 1894) Case of Patrick Brown Committee No.31 21 Dec 1891 11 Feb 1892 1mth 22days 15th (1891 - 1894) Refreshment Committee No.7 5 Oct 1892 18 Oct 1892 14days 15th (1891 - 1894) Scottish Australian Mining Company (Limited) Railway Bill Committee No.8 11 Oct 1892 23 Nov 1892 1mth 13days 15th (1891 - 1894) Menindie and Broken Hill Tramway Bill Committee.10 18 Oct 1892 10 Nov 1892 24days 15th (1891 - 1894) Vice Suppression Bill Committee No.11 25 Oct 1892 18 Nov 1892 25days 15th (1891 - 1894) Raymond Terrace Mechanics School of Arts Sale Bill Committee No.14 16 Nov 1892 29 Nov 1892 14days 15th (1891 - 1894) Simpson’s Railway Bill Committee No.12 16 Nov 1892 21 Dec 1892 1mth 6days 15th (1891 - 1894) Picturesque Atlas Company Committee No.18 24 Jan 1893 16 May 1893 3mths 23days 15th (1891 - 1894) Chairman Case of John Deniff Committee No.27 7 Jun 1893 13 Jun 1893 7days 15th (1891 - 1894) Refreshment Committee No.5 27 Sep 1893 8 Dec 1893 2mths 12days 15th (1891 - 1894) Corowa School of Arts Enabling Bill Committee No.9 24 Oct 1893 8 Dec 1893 1mth 15days 15th (1891 - 1894) Silkstone Coal-mine Railway Act Amending Bill Committee No.10 15 Nov 1893 21 Nov 1893 7days 15th (1891 - 1894) Refreshment Committee No.5 23 Jan 1894 11 Jun 1894 4mths 20days 16th (1894 - 1895) Bankruptcy Act Amendment Bill Committee No.7 25 Jan 1894 5 Jun 1894 4mths 12days 16th (1894 - 1895) The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 28 Aug 1894 28 Aug 1894 1day 16th (1894 - 1895) Refreshment Committee No. 4 29 Aug 1894 5 Jul 1895 10mths 7days 16th (1894 - 1895) Selection made by James Connolly, at Tamworth. Committee No 6 4 Sep 1894 5 Jul 1895 10mths 2days 16th (1894 - 1895) Cootamundra Racecourse Bill. Committee No. 7 30 Oct 1894 5 Jul 1895 8mths 6days 16th (1894 - 1895) Nepean Cottage Hospital Bill. Committee No. 8 13 Nov 1894 5 Jul 1895 7mths 23days 16th (1894 - 1895) Presbyterian Church Property Management Amendment Bill. Committee No. 10 22 Nov 1894 5 Jul 1895 7mths 14days 16th (1894 - 1895) Shoaling at the mouth of North Creek, near Ballina. Committee No. 11 27 Nov 1894 5 Jul 1895 7mths 9days 16th (1894 - 1895) Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Works. Committee No. 14 11 Dec 1894 5 Jul 1895 6mths 25days 16th (1894 - 1895) Refreshment. Committee No. 4 20 Aug 1895 8 Jul 1898 2yrs 10mths 19days 17th (1895 - 1898) Holt’s Wingello Estate Bill. Committee No. 6 12 Sep 1895 8 Jul 1898 2yrs 9mths 27days 17th (1895 - 1898) Case of Mr A.J.C Single Committee No.9 19 Sep 1895 10 Oct 1895 22days 17th (1895 - 1898) Capertee Tramway Bill Committee No.10 26 Sep 1895 17 Oct 1895 22days 17th (1895 - 1898) Chairman Illawarra Harbour and Land Corporation Act Amendment Bill Committee No.12 9 Oct 1895 22 Oct 1895 14days 17th (1895 - 1898) Wellington Show Ground Hill Committee No.15 12 Nov 1895 3 Dec 1895 22days 17th (1895 - 1898) Refreshment Committee No.4 14 May 1896 16 Nov 1896 6mths 3days 17th (1895 - 1898) City Mutual Life Assurance Company’s (Limited) Enabling Bill Committee No.7 26 May 1896 16 Jun 1896 22days 17th (1895 - 1898) Chairman Selection made by James Connelly, at Tamworth Committee No.35 20 Oct 1896 11 Nov 1896 23days 17th (1895 - 1898) Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 24 Jul 1901 10 Oct 1901 2mths 17days 19th (1901 - 1904) Refreshment Committee No.6 8 Aug 1901 20 Dec 1901 4mths 13days 19th (1901 - 1904) Chairman Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 29 May 1902 29 May 1902 1day 19th (1901 - 1904) Refreshment Committee No.5 17 Jun 1902 20 Dec 1902 6mths 4days 19th (1901 - 1904) Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 17 Jun 1903 1 Dec 1903 5mths 15days 19th (1901 - 1904) Refreshment Committee No.6 1 Jul 1903 1 Dec 1903 5mths 1day 19th (1901 - 1904)

Political Party Activity

Appointed as Whip in Parkes in 1890 Ministry and 1894 Reid Ministry; opposed to preselection; stood as an Independent, Liberal in 1913, 1916, Progressive in 1920, declined appointment to the Legislative Council in 1917. Father was a Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1860 until 1888, Premier from 1877 until 1878; cousin of John Lucas (q.v).

Community Activity

Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1887. Member of 32 Committees of Inquiry from 1887 until 1897. Commissioner of International Exhibitions in Melbourne 1888, Chicago 1891, Commissioner of Fisheries 1895 - 1904. Chairman of Fisheries Board 1903 - 1910. Honorary visiting Magistrate Lord Howe Island c.1900 - 1913. On Intelligence and Tourist Board 1904 - 1910. Trustee of National Park from 1888, Chairman from 1907 - 1929. President of the Sailors and Soldiers' Fathers Association. Captain of St George Rifles 1896. Member of the Proportional Representational Association. Member of the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Public servant. Educated at Newington College. At 16 became a clerk for William Wolfen & Co, commercial merchants. Joined railway department as a clerk in 1880. Entered business with tea, wine and spirits firm and became a bankrupt in 1889 (discharged 1891) and 1899 (discharged). Recreational interests included swimming and cricketing.

Personal

Son of James Squire, landowner, and Margaret O'Donnell. Married Amy Cox on 12 August 1889 in Sydney and had issue, 2 sons. Church of England. Burial at Rookwood crematorium.

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