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Mr Charles [2] COWPER (1834 - 1911)

  • Date of Birth: 29/09/1834
  • Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Date of Death: 16/11/1911
  • Place of Death: Bowral, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Parliament Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly1 Nov 186025 Jul 18665yr(s) 8mth(s) 25day(s)
Member for Tumut1 Nov 186010 Nov 186010day(s)3rd (1859 - 1860)
Member for Tumut6 Dec 186030 Aug 18618mth(s) 25day(s)4th (1860 - 1864)
Member for Tumut26 Sep 186124 Oct 18632yr(s) 29day(s)4th (1860 - 1864)
Member for Orange4 Nov 186310 Nov 18641yr(s) 7day(s)4th (1860 - 1864)
Member for Tumut10 Dec 186425 Jul 18661yr(s) 7mth(s) 16day(s)5th (1865 - 1869)
Clerk of the Executive Council1 Sep 186115 Oct 18632yrs 1mth 15days A member of the Government without a seat in Cabinet. The office of Clerk of the Executive Council was made a political appointment for him in September 1861; this was rescinded by proclamation on his retirement in October 1863.
Wilson’s Settlement Investment Bill Committee No.1229 Jan 186111 May 18613mths 13days4th (1860 - 1864)
Minmi and Hexham Railway Act Amendment Bill Committee No.1812 Feb 186111 May 18612mths 30days4th (1860 - 1864)
Claims of the Reverend W.B Clarke Committee No.2612 Mar 186111 May 18611mth 30days4th (1860 - 1864)
Library Committee No.34 Sep 186120 Jan 18624mths 17days4th (1860 - 1864)
Standing Orders Committee No.24 Sep 186120 Jan 18624mths 17days4th (1860 - 1864)
Distribution of Relief to Sufferers by last Flood at Windsor Committee No.517 Sep 186120 Jan 18624mths 4days4th (1860 - 1864)
Reverend W.B Clarke Committee No.620 Sep 186120 Jan 18624mths 1day4th (1860 - 1864)
Mr A.E Bush Committee No.138 Oct 186120 Jan 18623mths 13days4th (1860 - 1864)
Field of Mars Common Committee No.2231 Dec 186120 Jan 186221days4th (1860 - 1864)
Standing Orders Committee No.228 May 186228 May 18621day4th (1860 - 1864)
Address of Condolence to Her Majesty Committee No.428 May 18623 Jun 18627days4th (1860 - 1864)Chairman
Library Committee No.328 May 18621 Aug 18622mths 5days4th (1860 - 1864)
Field of Mars Common Committee No.53 Jun 186226 Sep 18623mths 24days4th (1860 - 1864)
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.610 Jun 18622 Sep 18622mths 24days4th (1860 - 1864)
Land Titles Declaration Bill Committee No.811 Jun 186220 Dec 18626mths 10days4th (1860 - 1864)Chairman
Liverpool and London Fire and Life Insurance Company’s Bill Committee No.1020 Jun 186227 Jun 18628days4th (1860 - 1864)Chairman
Customs Bill Committee No.1126 Jun 186220 Dec 18625mths 25days4th (1860 - 1864)
Management of the Central Police Office Committee No.138 Jul 186212 Dec 18625mths 5days4th (1860 - 1864)
Mr J.E Liardet Committee No.1422 Jul 186220 Dec 18624mths 29days4th (1860 - 1864)
Mr Charles Phillips Lawrence Committee No.195 Aug 186229 Oct 18622mths 25days4th (1860 - 1864)
Mr Francis Flanagan Committee No.205 Aug 18624 Nov 18623mths4th (1860 - 1864)
Slaughter of Cattle under Cattle Disease Prevention Act Committee No.175 Aug 18622 Dec 18623mths 28days4th (1860 - 1864)
Alfred Witts Committee No.3016 Sep 186221 Nov 18622mths 6days4th (1860 - 1864)
Town Hall Site Exchange Bill Committee No.3330 Sep 186215 Oct 186216days4th (1860 - 1864)Chairman
United Fire and Life Insurance Company’s Incorporation Bill Committee No.4124 Oct 18624 Nov 186212days4th (1860 - 1864)Chairman
Petition of Thomas Charles Bentley Committee No.4211 Nov 186220 Dec 18621mth 10days4th (1860 - 1864)
Petition of Thomas Duke Allen Committee No.4319 Nov 186219 Dec 18621mth 1day4th (1860 - 1864)
Standing Orders Committee No.224 Jun 186310 Dec 18635mths 17days4th (1860 - 1864)
Library Committee No.324 Jun 186331 Mar 18649mths 8days4th (1860 - 1864)
Payments made out of Public Funds without Authority of Parliament Committee No.426 Jun 186318 Aug 18631mth 24days4th (1860 - 1864)
Harbour Defences Committee No.61 Jul 186320 Oct 18633mths 20days4th (1860 - 1864)
Penal, Reformatory, and Charitable Establishments Committee No.88 Jul 186322 Apr 18649mths 15days4th (1860 - 1864)Chairman
Present State and Management of Lunatic Asylums No.914 Jul 186320 Apr 18649mths 7days4th (1860 - 1864)
Petition of Thomas Duke Allen Committee No.1121 Jul 18638 Dec 18634mths 18days4th (1860 - 1864)
European Assurance Society’s Bill Committee No.1231 Jul 18637 Aug 18638days4th (1860 - 1864)
European Assurance Society’s Bill Committee No.1231 Jul 18637 Aug 18638days4th (1860 - 1864)
Commercial Banking Company’s Act Amendment Bill No.1411 Aug 186314 Aug 18634days4th (1860 - 1864)Chairman
Parnell’s Trust Bill Committee No.1911 Sep 186325 Sep 186315days4th (1860 - 1864)Chairman
Death of John Hart in Benevolent Asylum at Liverpool Committee No.2215 Sep 18632 Mar 18645mths 17days4th (1860 - 1864)
Mortgage on the property of the Scots Church, Sydney – Claims of Dr Lang Committee No.2315 Sep 186322 Apr 18647mths 8days4th (1860 - 1864)Chairman
Mr James K.Montgomery – Claim for Compensation Committee No.2415 Sep 186322 Apr 18647mths 8days4th (1860 - 1864)
Working of the Gold Fields Act Committee No.2629 Sep 18639 Mar 18645mths 10days4th (1860 - 1864)
Library Committee No.319 Oct 18649 Nov 186422days4th (1860 - 1864)
Standing Orders Committee No.219 Oct 18649 Nov 186422days4th (1860 - 1864)
Library Committee No.58 Mar 186521 Jun 18653mths 14days5th (1865 - 1869)
Standing Orders Committee No.48 Mar 186521 Jun 18653mths 14days5th (1865 - 1869)
Liverpool and London Fire and Life Insurance Company’s Bill Committee No.614 Mar 186521 Mar 18658days5th (1865 - 1869)
Presbyterian Church Bill Committee No.714 Mar 186524 Mar 186511days5th (1865 - 1869)Chairman
Fisheries Bill Committee No.924 Mar 18653 May 18651mth 10days5th (1865 - 1869)
Australian Paper Company’s Bill Committee No.1111 Apr 18654 May 186524days5th (1865 - 1869)Chairman
Church of England Synod Bill Committee No.1225 Apr 18659 May 186515days5th (1865 - 1869)Chairman
Harbour Defences Committee No.132 May 18658 Jun 18651mth 7days5th (1865 - 1869)
Mortgage on the Property of the Scots Church, Sydney Committee No.1816 May 18657 Jun 186523days5th (1865 - 1869)Chairman
Elizabeth Castle Committee No.1616 May 18657 Jun 186523days5th (1865 - 1869)
Sydney Sewerage Committee No.1716 May 186521 Jun 18651mth 6days5th (1865 - 1869)
Standing Orders Committee No.325 Oct 18656 Dec 18651mth 12days5th (1865 - 1869)
Library Committee No.225 Oct 18657 Apr 18665mths 14days5th (1865 - 1869)
Present State of the Colony Committee No.77 Nov 186528 Mar 18664mths 22days5th (1865 - 1869)
Conduct of City Coroner Committee No.1419 Dec 18657 Apr 18663mths 20days5th (1865 - 1869)
Reserves under Crown Lands Alienation Act Committee No.1523 Feb 18664 Apr 18661mth 13days5th (1865 - 1869)
Reserve, Lavender Bay Committee No.166 Mar 186629 Mar 186624days5th (1865 - 1869)
Proposed Amendments in Electoral Act of 1858 Committee No.179 Mar 18664 Apr 186627days5th (1865 - 1869)
Standing Orders Committee No.325 Jul 186618 Mar 18677mths 22days5th (1865 - 1869)
Library Committee No.225 Jul 186618 Mar 18677mths 22days5th (1865 - 1869)
Presbyterian College Bill Committee No.1831 Oct 18668 Nov 18669days5th (1865 - 1869)
Library Committee No.22 Feb 18707 May 18703mths 6days6th (1870 - 1872)

Community Activity

First Honorary Secretary of the Goulburn Horticultural and Agricultural Society in 1857. Member of the Board of the Benevolent Asylums Board in 1862.


Qualifications, occupations and interests

Storekeeper. Charles Jr was educated at the school of his uncle, W.M Cowper, and the King's School, Parramatta. He was a storekeeper and gold buyer when he was elected to the Legislative Assembly. At age17 he managed Burrabogie Station, near Hay, for his father. In the mid 1850's it is likely that he worked on his father's properties in County Argyle. In the late 1850's, he became a storekeeper and gold buyer at Kiandra. In 1856, he managed the election campaign for J.W Chisholm in Argyle. In the later 1860's, he worked on stations in Queensland. In 1869 - 1870 he was the police magistrate at Bourke. In 1870 - 1874, he was the water police magistrate in Sydney, and Sheriff of New South Wales, in 1874 - 1896.


Personal

Son of Charles Cowper and his wife Eliza Sutton. Father became Sir Charles Cowper, Premier and Colonial Secretary. Married (1) Mary Lethbridge, daughter of Robert Copeland Lethbridge, on 11 October 1855 and had issue, 4 sons and 1 daughter. Married (2) Amy Rose Clarissa Bramley in 1898 in Sydney. Church of England.


Additional Information

References: Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3 The image is courtesy of the Cowper Family Collection.



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