Mr William KEARSLEY (1863 - 1921)**

Date of Birth: 02/09/1863 Place of Birth: Stafford, England Date of Death: 19/06/1921 Place of Death: Granville, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 23 Mar 1910 19 Jun 1921 11yr(s) 2mth(s) 28day(s) Member for Northumberland 23 Mar 1910 14 Sep 1910 5mth(s) 23day(s) 21st (1907 - 1910) Member for Northumberland 14 Oct 1910 6 Nov 1913 3yr(s) 24day(s) 22nd (1910 - 1913) Member for Cessnock 6 Dec 1913 21 Feb 1917 3yr(s) 2mth(s) 16day(s) 23rd (1913 - 1917) Member for Cessnock 3 Mar 1917 18 Feb 1920 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 16day(s) 24th (1917 - 1920) Member for Newcastle 20 Mar 1920 19 Jun 1921 1yr(s) 3mth(s) 25th (1920 - 1922) Administration of the Rocks Resumed Area Committee No.7 20 Aug 1912 5 Dec 1912 3mths 16days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Printing Committee No. 6 11 Mar 1914 18 Apr 1914 1mth 8days 23rd (1913 - 1917) Printing Committee No. 6 22 Jul 1914 23 Feb 1915 7mths 2days 23rd (1913 - 1917) Printing Committee No. 5 2 Jul 1915 13 Apr 1916 9mths 12days 23rd (1913 - 1917) Application of Micheal Devitt for a Mining Lease at the Peaks Committee No. 11 10 Aug 1915 13 Apr 1916 8mths 4days 23rd (1913 - 1917) Printing Committee No. 3 28 Jul 1916 21 Dec 1916 4mths 24days 23rd (1913 - 1917) Elections and Qualifications Committee No. 2 17 Jul 1917 30 Mar 1918 8mths 14days 24th (1917 - 1920)

Political Party Activity

Australian Labor Party (ALP).

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Miner. Trained for Methodist ministry at Humecliffe College, Manchester; arrived in New South Wales c.1888, served in ministry in Newcastle district including at Greta; became a miner at Kurri Kurri, later at Dudley and Pelaw Main, Cessnock, where wife's family selected land; at Aberdare when elected to Parliament; official at Colliery Employees Federation from c.1907; Methodist lay preacher.

Personal

Son of Thomas Kearsley, contractor, and Elizabeth Paton. Married Betsy Wilkinson on 18 August 1898 and had issue, 1 daughter and 2 sons. Burial at Cessnock.

Additional Information

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