Parliamentary activity
Information about members' parliamentary service including their positions held and biography.
Positions
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road through Mr Polson’s property, Manning River Committee No.53 | Fri 11 July 1884 | Sat 01 November 1884 | 3 months 22 days | |
| Medical Bill Committee No.52 | Fri 13 June 1884 | Sat 01 November 1884 | 4 months 20 days | |
| Grafton Lighting Company’s Bill Committee No.24 | Thu 13 December 1883 | Fri 08 February 1884 | 1 month 27 days | |
| Hutchinson’s Estate Bill Committee No.11 | Thu 25 October 1883 | Fri 16 November 1883 | 23 days | |
| Wollongong Gas-light Company’s Bill Committee No.19 | Wed 04 April 1883 | Wed 18 April 1883 | 15 days | |
| Heley’s Estate Bill Committee No.14 | Wed 07 March 1883 | Fri 16 March 1883 | 10 days | |
| Kiama Tramway Bill Committee No.5 | Tue 23 January 1883 | Fri 23 February 1883 | 1 month 1 day | |
| Member for Richmond | Sat 09 December 1882 | Wed 07 October 1885 | 2 years 9 months 29 days | |
| Sites for New Hospitals Committee No.15 | Tue 10 February 1880 | Tue 13 July 1880 | 5 months 4 days | |
| Sydney City and Suburban Tramway and Omnibus Company’s Bill Committee No.14 | Tue 16 December 1879 | Thu 26 February 1880 | 2 months 11 days | |
| Standing Orders Committee No.3 | Wed 29 October 1879 | Tue 13 July 1880 | 8 months 15 days | |
| Petition of Mr E.W Rudder Committee No.18 | Tue 12 November 1878 | Thu 24 July 1879 | 8 months 13 days | |
| Standing Orders Committee No.3 | Wed 11 September 1878 | Thu 24 July 1879 | 10 months 14 days | |
| Mineral Selection at Mitchell’s Creek Committee No.15 | Tue 26 February 1878 | Fri 05 April 1878 | 1 month 11 days | |
| Standing Orders Committee No.5 | Wed 30 January 1878 | Tue 21 May 1878 | 3 months 24 days | |
| Member for Illawarra | Mon 29 October 1877 | Tue 22 June 1880 | 2 years 7 months 25 days | |
| Condition of the Aborigines Committee No.7 | Tue 19 December 1876 | Thu 11 October 1877 | 9 months 23 days | |
| Standing Orders Committee No.3 | Thu 14 December 1876 | Thu 11 October 1877 | 9 months 28 days | |
| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 | Tue 12 December 1876 | Tue 12 December 1876 | 1 day | |
| Petition of Wilson and Cawley Committee No.21 | Tue 11 April 1876 | Wed 19 July 1876 | 3 months 9 days | |
| North Shore Gas Bill Committee No.5 | Fri 19 November 1875 | Wed 08 December 1875 | 20 days | |
| Standing Orders Committee No.3 | Thu 18 November 1875 | Tue 22 August 1876 | 9 months 5 days | |
| Petition of Mr Stephen Stanbridge Committee No.17 | Wed 30 June 1875 | Wed 28 July 1875 | 29 days | |
| Petition of Amos Davis Committee No.13 | Fri 07 May 1875 | Tue 10 August 1875 | 3 months 4 days | |
| Standing Orders Committee No.4 | Wed 31 March 1875 | Wed 11 August 1875 | 4 months 13 days | |
| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 | Thu 28 January 1875 | Thu 28 January 1875 | 1 day | |
| Member for Illawarra | Mon 28 December 1874 | Fri 12 October 1877 | 2 years 9 months 15 days | |
| Disorganized State of the Public Works Department Committee No.28 | Tue 06 October 1863 | Thu 07 April 1864 | 6 months 2 days | |
| Working of the Gold Fields Act Committee No.26 | Tue 29 September 1863 | Wed 09 March 1864 | 5 months 10 days | |
| Railway through Ultimo Estate | Tue 15 September 1863 | Mon 19 September 1864 | 1 year 5 days | |
| Mortgage on the property of the Scots Church, Sydney – Claims of Dr Lang Committee No.23 | Tue 15 September 1863 | Fri 22 April 1864 | 7 months 8 days | |
| Parnell’s Trust Bill Committee No.19 | Fri 11 September 1863 | Fri 25 September 1863 | 15 days | |
| Presbyterian College Bill Committee No.15 | Fri 04 September 1863 | Tue 06 October 1863 | 1 month 3 days | |
| Railway through Ultimo Estate No.44 | Tue 02 December 1862 | Sat 20 December 1862 | 19 days | |
| United Fire and Life Insurance Company’s Incorporation Bill Committee No.41 | Fri 24 October 1862 | Tue 04 November 1862 | 12 days | |
| Sydney Water Reserves Committee No.40 | Tue 21 October 1862 | Sat 20 December 1862 | 2 months | |
| Presbyterian College Bill Committee No.25 | Tue 12 August 1862 | Tue 18 November 1862 | 3 months 7 days | |
| Mr Francis Flanagan Committee No.20 | Tue 05 August 1862 | Tue 04 November 1862 | 3 months | |
| Elections and Qualifications Committee No.6 | Tue 10 June 1862 | Tue 02 September 1862 | 2 months 24 days | |
| Mr Francis Flanagan Committee No.21 | Tue 10 December 1861 | Mon 20 January 1862 | 1 month 11 days | |
| Railway Obstruction to Gaol and Court House Reserve in the Town of Maitland Committee No.16 | Fri 25 October 1861 | Mon 20 January 1862 | 2 months 27 days | |
| Dr F.Beer Committee No.15 | Tue 22 October 1861 | Mon 20 January 1862 | 2 months 30 days | |
| Mr A.E Bush Committee No.13 | Tue 08 October 1861 | Mon 20 January 1862 | 3 months 13 days | |
| Richmond Bridge Company’s Act Amendment Bill Committee No.11 | Tue 01 October 1861 | Mon 20 January 1862 | 3 months 20 days | |
| Privilege Committee No.29 | Thu 04 April 1861 | Sat 11 May 1861 | 1 month 8 days | |
| Light-house, near Jervis Bay Committee No.19 | Tue 12 February 1861 | Sat 11 May 1861 | 3 months | |
| Present System of Tendering for the Public Service Committee No.10 | Tue 29 January 1861 | Sat 11 May 1861 | 3 months 14 days | |
| Member for Kiama | Tue 11 December 1860 | Sat 02 April 1864 | 3 years 3 months 23 days | |
| Present System of Tendering for the Public Service Committee No.11 | Tue 16 October 1860 | Fri 09 November 1860 | 25 days | |
| Sydney Insurance Company’s Act Amendment Bill Committee No.33 | Sat 04 February 1860 | Wed 04 July 1860 | 5 months 1 day | |
| Petition of Mr William Sutherland Committee No.20 | Fri 07 October 1859 | Wed 04 July 1860 | 8 months 28 days | |
| Retrenchment in the Public Expenditure Committee No.7 | Wed 14 September 1859 | Wed 04 July 1860 | 9 months 21 days | |
| Governor General’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 | Wed 31 August 1859 | Wed 31 August 1859 | 1 day | |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | Thu 16 June 1859 | Wed 07 October 1885 | 26 years 3 months 22 days | |
| Member for Kiama | Thu 16 June 1859 | Sat 10 November 1860 | 1 year 4 months 26 days |
Biography
Personal information
Son of James Mackey Gray and Sarah Anna Burton. Married Mary Bray on 14 March 1862 at Campbelltown and had issue, 5 daughters and 2 sons. Church of England. Buried in the Gerringong Cemetery.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Farmer and grazier. Arrived in New South Wales in c.1835. His father purchased 1280 acres, known as 'Omega Retreat', between Kiama and Gerringong and became a farmer and grazier. Educated at the Normal Institution, Hyde Park, Sydney. Went to sea in 1849 and to Bendigo during the gold rushes. Returned to Kiama and settled down as a farmer and grazier at Bendella. Leased 3,950 acres in the Camden District in 1860. In the early 1860's took up land on the Tweed River where a large block was cleared and improved. Later returned to family properties near Kiama. Acquired business interests in Sydney and lived there until his death.
Additional information
Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: Samuel William Gray - papers, 1824 - 1901 (A5355)