Mr John HAYNES (1850 - 1917)**

Date of Birth: 26/04/1850 Place of Birth: Singleton, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 15/08/1917 Place of Death: North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 11 May 1887 21 Feb 1917 29yr(s) 9mth(s) 11day(s) Member for Mudgee 11 May 1887 19 Jan 1889 1yr(s) 8mth(s) 9day(s) 13th (1887 - 1889) Member for Mudgee 9 Feb 1889 6 Jun 1891 2yr(s) 3mth(s) 29day(s) 14th (1889 - 1891) Member for Mudgee 22 Jun 1891 25 Jun 1894 3yr(s) 4day(s) 15th (1891 - 1894) Member for Wellington 17 Jul 1894 5 Jul 1895 11mth(s) 19day(s) 16th (1894 - 1895) Member for Wellington 24 Jul 1895 8 Jul 1898 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s) 17th (1895 - 1898) Member for Wellington 27 Jul 1898 11 Jun 1901 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 16day(s) 18th (1898 - 1901) Member for Wellington 3 Jul 1901 16 Jul 1904 3yr(s) 14day(s) 19th (1901 - 1904) Member for Willoughby 25 Sep 1915 21 Feb 1917 1yr(s) 4mth(s) 28day(s) 23rd (1913 - 1917) Whaling Road, North Shore Committee No.44 10 Feb 1888 24 Jul 1888 5mths 15days 13th (1887 - 1889) Bulli Colliery Disaster Fund Bill Committee No.8 20 Nov 1888 17 Jan 1889 1mth 29days 13th (1887 - 1889) Whaling Road, North Sydney Committee No.29 21 Dec 1891 17 Mar 1892 2mths 26days 15th (1891 - 1894) Wellington Show Ground Hill Committee No.15 12 Nov 1895 3 Dec 1895 22days 17th (1895 - 1898) Chairman Sydney and North Sydney Bridge and Tramway Bill Committee No.10 25 Jun 1896 16 Jul 1896 22days 17th (1895 - 1898) Gore and Artarmon Estates, North Shore Committee No.22 11 Aug 1896 12 Nov 1896 3mths 2days 17th (1895 - 1898) Orange Showground Bill Committee No.23 13 Aug 1896 19 Aug 1896 7days 17th (1895 - 1898) Borough of Cudgegong Cattle Saleyards Bill Committee No.25 17 Sep 1896 24 Sep 1896 8days 17th (1895 - 1898) Nyngan Town Hall (Mortgage) Bill Committee No. 22 17 Nov 1897 10 Dec 1897 24days 17th (1895 - 1898) Elections and Qualifications Committee No. 2 10 Nov 1898 23 Dec 1898 1mth 14days 18th (1898 - 1901) Care of Rachel Dawson Committee No.20 22 Nov 1898 23 Dec 1898 1mth 2days 18th (1898 - 1901) Illawarra Harbour and Land Corporation Act Further Amendment Bill Committee No.22 2 Dec 1898 6 Dec 1898 5days 18th (1898 - 1901) Elections and Qualifications Committee No.5 21 Feb 1899 30 Mar 1899 1mth 10days 18th (1898 - 1901) Elections and Qualifications Committee No.6 11 Apr 1899 21 Apr 1899 11days 18th (1898 - 1901) Mine at Brindebella, owned by the Bank of North Queensland Committee No. 21 21 Nov 1899 30 Nov 1899 10days 18th (1898 - 1901) Claim of Mr Theophilus Stephens- Crown Law Department Committee No. 20 21 Nov 1899 30 Nov 1899 10days 18th (1898 - 1901) Library Committee No.5 20 Jun 1900 28 Nov 1900 5mths 9days 18th (1898 - 1901) Names for Electorates, Federal Parliament Committee No.17 16 Aug 1900 30 Aug 1900 15days 18th (1898 - 1901) Brodie’s Enabling Bill Committee No.19 4 Sep 1900 11 Sep 1900 8days 18th (1898 - 1901) Case of Quartermaster Sergeant Troy Committee No.21 6 Sep 1900 29 Nov 1900 2mths 24days 18th (1898 - 1901) Church of England Property Trust, Diocese of Goulburn Committee No.24 5 Oct 1900 5 Dec 1900 2mths 1day 18th (1898 - 1901) Chairman Brodie’s Enabling Act Amendment Bill Committee No.12 2 Sep 1903 16 Sep 1903 15days 19th (1901 - 1904)

Political Party Activity

Freetrade; voted against Reid in 1899; stood as an Independent Democrat in 1915

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Journalist-proprieter. Apprenticed as a compositor with the Morpeth Leader. Worked for several country newspapers. Journeyed to Sydney in 1873 and became a bankrupt. Started the Sydney Bulletin. With son became a nominal proprieter from c.1904. several times became insolvent. Conspicuous loyalist during World War 1. Largely instrumental in forcing a Royal Commission on Lands Administration in 1906; publicly repudiated the Roman Catholic faith before 1887 election.

Personal

Son of John Haynes, schoolteacher, and Margaret Daly. Married (1) Sarah Belford in 1871 and had issue, 1 daughter and 5 sons. Married (2) Mary Duff in 1892 and had no issue. Married (3) Esther Campbell in 1899 and had issue, 1 daughter and 1 son. Roman Catholic then publicy repudiated faith during 1887 election campaign.

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