Mr George William LORD (1818 - 1880)**

Date of Birth: 15/08/1818 Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 09/05/1880 Place of Death: Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 16 Apr 1856 12 Oct 1877 21yr(s) 5mth(s) 27day(s) Member of the NSW Legislative Council 28 Nov 1877 9 May 1880 2yr(s) 5mth(s) 12day(s) Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 29 October 1877 Member for Wellington and Bligh 16 Apr 1856 19 Dec 1857 1yr(s) 8mth(s) 4day(s) 1st (1856 - 1857) Member for Wellington and Bligh 27 Jan 1858 11 Apr 1859 1yr(s) 2mth(s) 16day(s) 2nd (1858 - 1859) Member for Bogan 5 Jul 1859 10 Nov 1860 1yr(s) 4mth(s) 6day(s) 3rd (1859 - 1860) Member for Bogan 19 Dec 1860 10 Nov 1864 3yr(s) 10mth(s) 23day(s) 4th (1860 - 1864) Member for Bogan 10 Dec 1864 15 Nov 1869 4yr(s) 11mth(s) 6day(s) 5th (1865 - 1869) Member for Bogan 22 Dec 1869 20 Dec 1870 11mth(s) 29day(s) 6th (1870 - 1872) Member for Bogan 4 Jan 1871 3 Feb 1872 1yr(s) 1mth(s) 6th (1870 - 1872) Member for Bogan 11 Mar 1872 28 Nov 1874 2yr(s) 8mth(s) 18day(s) 7th (1872 - 1874) Member for Bogan 4 Jan 1875 12 Oct 1877 2yr(s) 9mth(s) 9day(s) 8th (1875 - 1877) Colonial Treasurer 4 Jan 1875 12 Oct 1877 2yr(s) 9mth(s) 9day(s) Customs Department Committee No.15 31 Oct 1856 18 Mar 1857 4mths 16days 1st (1856 - 1857) Governor General’s Opening Speech 11 Aug 1857 11 Aug 1857 1day 1st (1856 - 1857) Treasury Iron Chest and Accounts Committee No.17 17 Nov 1857 18 Dec 1857 1mth 2days 1st (1856 - 1857) Treasury Iron Chest and Accounts Committee No.4 30 Mar 1858 26 Nov 1858 7mths 28days 2nd (1858 - 1859) Customs Department Committee No.12 20 Apr 1858 26 Nov 1858 7mths 7days 2nd (1858 - 1859) Condition of the Bathurst Road Committee No.27 9 Dec 1859 4 Jul 1860 6mths 26days 3rd (1859 - 1860) Petition of Mr N.L Kentish Committee No.4 27 Sep 1860 9 Nov 1860 1mth 14days 3rd (1859 - 1860) Petition of Mr N.L Kentish Committee No.7 23 Jan 1861 11 May 1861 3mths 19days 4th (1860 - 1864) Wagga Wagga Bridge Company’s Bill Committee No.7 27 Sep 1861 20 Jan 1862 3mths 25days 4th (1860 - 1864) Mr Andrew Lenehan Committee No.15 22 Jul 1862 3 Dec 1862 4mths 12days 4th (1860 - 1864) Fisheries Bill Committee No.9 24 Mar 1865 3 May 1865 1mth 10days 5th (1865 - 1869) The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 24 Jul 1866 24 Jul 1866 1day 5th (1865 - 1869) Claim of Mr Benjamin Richards to lease of “Yaraldool” Run Committee No.9 27 Aug 1867 28 Nov 1867 3mths 2days 5th (1865 - 1869) Removal of Mr Rowland Hassall from the Commission of the Peace Committee No.24 16 Mar 1868 18 Mar 1868 3days 5th (1865 - 1869) The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 13 Oct 1868 13 Oct 1868 1day 5th (1865 - 1869) Refreshment Room Committee No.6 15 Dec 1868 24 Mar 1869 3mths 10days 5th (1865 - 1869) Randwick and Coogee Roads Transfer Bill Committee No.10 15 Jan 1869 29 Jan 1869 15days 5th (1865 - 1869) Refreshment Room Committee No.4 29 Sep 1869 13 Nov 1869 1mth 16days 5th (1865 - 1869) Robert’s Trust Bill Committee No.7 8 Oct 1869 13 Oct 1869 6days 5th (1865 - 1869) Prince Alfred Park Enclosure Bill Committee No.10 21 Oct 1869 22 Oct 1869 2days 5th (1865 - 1869) Refreshment Room Committee No.4 2 Feb 1870 7 May 1870 3mths 6days 6th (1870 - 1872) Railway Extension Committee No.5 3 Feb 1870 25 Mar 1870 1mth 23days 6th (1870 - 1872) Refreshment Room Committee No.4 12 Aug 1870 22 Jun 1871 10mths 11days 6th (1870 - 1872) Government Printing Office Committee No.9 13 Sep 1870 4 May 1871 7mths 22days 6th (1870 - 1872) Borough of Newcastle Special Audit Bill Committee No.16 1 Feb 1871 9 Mar 1871 1mth 9days 6th (1870 - 1872) Charges Against the Collector of Customs Committee No.19 28 Feb 1871 22 Jun 1871 3mths 26days 6th (1870 - 1872) Refreshment Room Committee No.4 15 Nov 1871 1 Feb 1872 2mths 18days 6th (1870 - 1872) Opening Speech of the Administrator of the Government Committee No.1 1 May 1872 1 May 1872 1day 6th (1870 - 1872) Bathurst Gas Bill Committee No.7 14 Jun 1872 21 Jun 1872 8days 6th (1870 - 1872) New South Wales Shale and Oil Company’s Bill Committee No.13 26 Nov 1872 4 Dec 1872 9days 7th (1872 - 1874) Underwood’s Estate Bill Committee No.21 4 Feb 1873 25 Mar 1873 1mth 22days 7th (1872 - 1874) Goulburn Volunteer Corps Committee No.22 7 Feb 1873 22 Apr 1873 2mths 16days 7th (1872 - 1874) Refreshment Room No.5 31 Mar 1875 11 Aug 1875 4mths 12days 8th (1875 - 1877) Diseases affecting Live Stock Committee No.19 15 Jul 1875 11 Aug 1875 28days 8th (1875 - 1877) The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 16 Nov 1875 16 Nov 1875 1day 8th (1875 - 1877) Refreshment Room No.4 18 Nov 1875 22 Aug 1876 9mths 5days 8th (1875 - 1877) Diseases affecting Live Stock Committee No.7 26 Nov 1875 13 Jul 1876 7mths 18days 8th (1875 - 1877)

Community Activity

Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Pastoralist. Educated by Dr Halloran and W.T Cape and became the head scholar. Journeyed to Wellington district c.1838 as a squatter. In 1857 held 25,000 acres in Wellington District and the Riverina. Owned much property in Bathurst and Sydney including commercial premises. Director of Commercial Banking Company of Sydney 1865 until 1861, 1875 until 1880. Director of Sydney Insurance Company, Sydney. Meat preserving company and Bowenfels Coal Mining and Copper Smelting Company. Founding member of Union Club.

Personal

Son of Simeon Lord, ex-convict and entrepreneur. Married Elizabeth Lee in 1850 and had issue, 2 daughters and 2 sons. Church of England.

Additional Information

Biography and portrait in ‘Australian Men of Mark’, Volume 1. Sydney, [?1889] , page 350

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