Mr Robert Palmer ABBOTT (1830 - 1901)

Date of Birth: 01/01/1830
Place of Birth: Broadford, County Clare, Ireland
Date of Death: 31/10/1901
Place of Death: Tempe, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	12 Mar 1872	12 Oct 1877	5yr(s) 7mth(s) 1day(s)
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	26 Nov 1880	23 Nov 1882	1yr(s) 11mth(s) 29day(s)
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	18 Sep 1883	29 Feb 1888	4yr(s) 5mth(s) 12day(s)		Life appointment under the Constitution Act: Date of Writ of Summons 18 September 1883
Member for Tenterfield	12 Mar 1872	24 Jul 1874	2yr(s) 4mth(s) 13day(s)	7th (1872 - 1874)
Member for Tenterfield	24 Aug 1874	28 Nov 1874	3mth(s) 5day(s)	7th (1872 - 1874)
Member for Tenterfield	29 Dec 1874	12 Oct 1877	2yr(s) 9mth(s) 14day(s)	8th (1875 - 1877)
Member for Hartley	26 Nov 1880	23 Nov 1882	1yr(s) 11mth(s) 29day(s)	10th (1880 - 1882)
Secretary for Mines	27 Jul 1874	8 Feb 1875	6mth(s) 13day(s)
St George’s Presbyterian Church Bill Committee No.12	27 Jun 1872	4 Jul 1872	8days	6th (1870 - 1872)
Cohen’s Estate Bill Committee No.11	22 Nov 1872	27 Nov 1872	6days	7th (1872 - 1874)
Petition of John Dargin Committee No.14	26 Nov 1872	31 Jan 1873	2mths 6days	7th (1872 - 1874)
Prince Alfred Hospital Bill Committee No.18	19 Dec 1872	31 Jan 1873	1mth 13days	7th (1872 - 1874)
Underwood’s Estate Bill Committee No.21	4 Feb 1873	25 Mar 1873	1mth 22days	7th (1872 - 1874)
Deniliquin and Moama Railway Bill Committee No.29	12 Mar 1873	28 Mar 1873	17days	7th (1872 - 1874)
Transfer of Publicans’ and other License Fees to Municipalities Committee No.31	25 Mar 1873	25 Apr 1873	1mth 1day	7th (1872 - 1874)
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1	9 Sep 1873	9 Sep 1873	1day	7th (1872 - 1874)
Mineral Selection at Milburn Creek Committee No.15	25 May 1875	4 Aug 1875	2mths 11days	8th (1875 - 1877)
North Shore Gas Bill Committee No.5	19 Nov 1875	8 Dec 1875	20days	8th (1875 - 1877)
Nevell’s Leasing Bill Committee No.23	25 Apr 1876	28 Apr 1876	4days	8th (1875 - 1877)
The Bassett Darley Estates Bill Committee No.9	19 Dec 1876	18 Jan 1877	1mth	8th (1875 - 1877)
Bathurst and Grafton and Armidale Lands Transfer Bill Committee No.13	30 Jan 1877	22 Feb 1877	24days	8th (1875 - 1877)
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.9	7 Jul 1881	20 Dec 1881	5mths 14days	10th (1880 - 1882)
Armidale Roman Catholic Church School and Presbytery Land Sale Bill Committee No.16	30 Aug 1881	8 Sep 1881	10days	10th (1880 - 1882)
Rotton’s Estate Bill Committee No.13	24 Oct 1882	2 Nov 1882	10days	10th (1880 - 1882)

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Lawyer (Solicitor). Educated at Sydney College. Articled to Archibald Little, he was admitted solicitor in 1854. By 1858 - 1859 he had his own practice in Sydney; and was a senior partner in various firms until his death. Lived in Armidale in late 1860s, opening a branch office there. Specialized in land cases after 1901. Magistrate in the City of Sydney; Commissioner Supreme Court of Queensland for taking affidavits in New South Wales. Represented New South Wales as Commissioner for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London 1886.

Personal

Son of Thomas Abbott, policeman, and Eleanor Kingsmill. Arrived in Sydney in January 1838 with his parents, whom were assisted immigrants. Unmarried. Church of England.

Additional Information

Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3

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