Date of Birth: 01/01/1860
Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of Death: 15/05/1933
Place of Death: Bondi, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
12 Jan 1900 |
20 Jan 1902 |
2 years 9 days |
Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 6 January 1900 |
| Working of the Government Labour Bureau Committee No.25 |
26 Apr 1893 |
02 Jun 1893 |
1 month 8 days |
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| Hay Athenaeum Trustees Enabling Bill Committee No.17 |
19 Jan 1893 |
01 Feb 1893 |
14 days |
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| Broken Hill Water Supply Act Amendment Bill Committee No.32 |
01 Feb 1892 |
17 Feb 1892 |
17 days |
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| Mr Charles Brady’s Services in connection with Sericulture Committee No.28 |
21 Dec 1891 |
31 Mar 1892 |
3 months 11 days |
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| Borough of Newcastle Electric Lighting Bill Committee No.12 |
20 Aug 1891 |
03 Sep 1891 |
15 days |
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| Member for Bourke |
03 Jul 1891 |
25 Jun 1894 |
2 years 11 months 23 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
03 Jul 1891 |
25 Jun 1894 |
2 years 11 months 23 days |
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Political Party Activity
Protectionist. President of Bourke Labor League, failed to obtain Labor endorsement in 1891, accepted pledge in 1892
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Shopkeeper. Arrived in Victoria as an infant. Educated at Warnambool. Journeyed to New South Wales in 1880. Station work, shearing, fencing and well sinking. Owned a small newsagency, tobacco and barber shop in Bourke when elected to Parliament. Appointed Commissioner of Western Lands Board in 1901. Chairman from 1928 until 1931. Dismissed in December 1931 following a Royal Commission. Member of Board administering Lord Howe Island after enquiring into the palm seed industry in 1912. Early member of Amalgamated Shearers Union, Bourke Branch in 1886.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Hugh Langwell, farmer and Matilda McCully. Married Sarah Jane Brooks c.1892 and had issue, 3 daughters and 5 sons. Church of England.
