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Captain Samuel TOOMBS (1871 - 1949)

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Date of Birth: 26/03/1871
Place of Birth: Plymouth, England
Date of Death: 17/11/1949
Place of Death: Lansvale, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Profession of Public Accountants Committee No. 7 08 Dec 1914 23 Feb 1915 2 months 16 days
Member for Hurstville 13 Dec 1913 21 Feb 1917 3 years 2 months 9 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 13 Dec 1913 21 Feb 1917 3 years 2 months 9 days
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Member of central executive 1914 - 1916.
Community Activity
Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1914
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Master mariner and radio telegraphist. Arrived in New South Wales in 1891; served with Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy, Captain; maintenance officer at death; assisted to found Merchant Service Guild and represented it at Labor League Conferences; secretary of Radio Telegraphers' Union in 1922; trustee of National Park in 1916
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Samuel Toombs, seaman Royal Navy, and Mary Jane Tucker. Married (1) Mary Jane Gorman in 1895 and had issue, 2 daughters and 3 sons. Married (2) Agnes Claire Donohue in 1944. 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.