Parliamentary activity
Information about members' parliamentary service including their positions held and biography.
Positions
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council | Tue 17 July 1917 | Sun 22 April 1934 | 16 years 9 months 6 days | Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 6 May 1917 |
Biography
Political party activity
Nationalist Party.
Community activity
Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1889
Local Government activity
Alderman at Milton in 1917
Personal information
Son of David Warden, land and ship building yard owner, and Grace Buchan. Married Margaret Wallace Kendall on 18 August 1885 and had issue, 3 daughters and 3 sons. Funeral at Croobyar private cemetery with Church of England rites. His uncle, James Warden, was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Dairy farmer. Educated at Newington College; became a farmer at Milton. Chairman of Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society Limited in 1924, Producers' Distributing Society Limited; director of Co-operative Insurance Company of Australia Limited; committee member of Royal Agricultural Society in 1917; member of Milton Agricultural and Horticultural Association in 1917; Shorthorn judge; keen cricketer in youth representing the South Coast.