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Mr William BROWN (1867 - 1954)

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Date of Birth: 08/10/1867
Place of Birth: Nelsons Plains, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 30/06/1954
Place of Death: Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Durham 06 Dec 1913 21 Feb 1917 3 years 2 months 16 days
Member for Durham 31 Oct 1910 06 Nov 1913 3 years 7 days
Member for Durham 10 Sep 1907 14 Sep 1910 3 years 5 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 10 Sep 1907 21 Feb 1917 9 years 5 months 12 days
Political Party Activity
Liberal Party
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Newspaper Proprieter. Educated at Nelsons Plains and Raymond Terrace public schools; farming experience; went into office of Gloucester Gazette, moved to Sydney; joined a printing partnership, returned to Raymond Terrace in 1893 to establish in partnership with George Hill 'The Examiner' after partnership dissolved, remained editor and sole owner until his death; assisted to found the Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy Company in 1903 which later became the Hunter Valley Dairy Company; member of Farmers and Settlers' Association, Chamber of Commerce and the School of the Arts; keen cricketer; freemason; Church of England.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Samuel Brown, farmer, and Elizabeth Parsons. Married Agnes Partridge and had issue 3 sons. Buried in Raymond Terrace cemetery from St John's Church of England.
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.