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Mr John SHEPHERD (1849 - 1893)

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Date of Birth: 01/01/1849
Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death: 08/04/1893
Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Paddington 02 Feb 1889 06 Jun 1891 2 years 4 months 5 days
Crookwell Roman Catholic Church Land Sale Bill Committee No.66 04 Oct 1886 06 Oct 1886 3 days
Ashfield Church of England School Bill Committee No.21 24 Mar 1886 14 Apr 1886 22 days
Member for East Macquarie 26 Oct 1885 26 Jan 1887 1 year 3 months 1 day
Dubbo Mechanics Institute Transfer Bill Committee No.23 11 Feb 1879 24 Jul 1879 5 months 14 days
Address of Condolence with Her Majesty The Queen Committee No.21 17 Dec 1878 17 Dec 1878 1 day
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 10 Sep 1878 10 Sep 1878 1 day
Mr John Garsed Committee No.10 05 Feb 1878 16 May 1878 3 months 12 days
Member for Wellington 02 Nov 1877 09 Nov 1880 3 years 8 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 02 Nov 1877 06 Jun 1891 13 years 7 months 5 days
Political Party Activity
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Lawyer (solicitor). Came to New South Wales c.1873; practised as a solicitor in Sydney from 1873 until death.
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Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of John Shepherd and Eliza Audley. Married Margaret Kennedy Yorston Ballantyne on 25 October 1883 at Sydney and had issue, 1 daughter. Church of England.
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