Mr Henry Septimus Badgery (1840 - 1917)

Date of birth:

Wed 09 December 1840

Place of birth:

Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia

Date of death:

Thu 23 August 1917

Place of death:

Exeter, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary activity

Information about members' parliamentary service including their positions held and biography.

Positions
PositionStartEndPeriodNotes
Secretary for Public Works Wed 07 October 1885Sat 31 October 188525 days
Vale of Clwydd Coal Mining Company’s Bill Committee No.23 Thu 01 October 1885Fri 02 October 18852 days
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 Tue 17 March 1885Tue 17 March 18851 dayChairman
The case of Mr J.H Handsaker Committee No.41 Tue 04 March 1884Thu 17 April 18841 month 14 days
Saywell’s Tramway Bill Committee No.19 Thu 22 November 1883Fri 18 January 18841 month 28 days
Mort Bay Improvement Bill Committee No.17 Wed 21 November 1883Tue 05 February 18842 months 16 days
Dubbo Cattle Sale-yards Bill Committee No.8 Sun 14 October 1883Thu 18 October 18835 days
Member for Monaro Thu 14 December 1882Wed 07 October 18852 years 9 months 24 days
Forest Lodge, near Tarlo, Estate Bill Committee No.9 Fri 06 October 1882Fri 20 October 188215 days
Member for Monaro Thu 02 December 1880Wed 07 October 18854 years 10 months 6 days
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 Tue 28 October 1879Tue 28 October 18791 day
Refreshment Room No.4 Wed 11 September 1878Thu 24 July 187910 months 14 days
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 Tue 10 September 1878Tue 10 September 18781 dayChairman
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly Wed 05 June 1878Wed 07 October 18857 years 4 months 3 days
Member for East Maitland Wed 05 June 1878Tue 09 November 18802 years 5 months 5 days
Biography

Community activity

President of the Taxpayers' Union founded in 1902 and Vice - President of the Royal Agricultural Society.

Local Government activity

Councillor for Maitland Council and later became Mayor.

Personal information

Son of Henry Badgery, a pastoralist, and his wife Mary Ann Reilley. Married (1) Julia Eliza Pitt, daughter of his business partner G. M. Pitt, in 1869 and had issue, 2 daughters and 4 sons. Married (2) Alice May King in 1896. Married (3) Sybella Louisa Hooke, daughter of Augustus Hooke in 1900 and had issue, 1 daughter and 2 sons. Church of England. His brother, Francis Arthur Badgery, was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Stock and station agent. Educated at Goulburn Grammar School and became a stock and station agent. Worked on his father's station until 1864 when he established his own business as a stock and station agent at Sutton Forest. In 1870 he amalgamated his stock and station business with that of JE Wolfe and JN Brunkner at Maitland, later becoming a partner in the Sydney firm of Pitt, Son and Badgery and the Managing Director for 30 years. Was the Director of Badgery Brothers from 1911 to 1917 and Chairman of the Manly Cooperative Steamship Ferry Company.

Additional information

Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3. Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: 1. Henry Septimus Badgery - papers, 1911. 2. Badgery family - papers, 1860-1870, 1. (MLMSS 1936). 2. FM4/6449-6451. PICMAN IRN: 422608.

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