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Mr George WITHERS (1843 - 1908)

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Date of Birth: 15/06/1843
Place of Birth: Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 31/03/1908
Place of Death: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Sydney and Suburban Electric Lighting Bill Committee No.41 08 Feb 1888 16 May 1888 3 months 9 days
North Shore Boroughs Wharves Bill Committee No.7 27 Sep 1887 17 May 1888 7 months 21 days
North Shore Boroughs Wharves Bill Committee No.29 24 Jun 1887 13 Jul 1887 20 days
Member for South Sydney 05 Feb 1887 19 Jan 1889 1 year 11 months 15 days
Barker’s Estate Bill Committee No.19 29 Sep 1885 30 Sep 1885 2 days
Board’s Settlement Bill Committee No.14 29 Sep 1885 02 Oct 1885 4 days
St Mary’s Waverley Church of England Sale Bill Committee No.18 29 Sep 1885 30 Sep 1885 2 days
Uther Estate Leasing Bill Committee No.17 29 Sep 1885 30 Sep 1885 2 days
Bryan’s Estate Leasing Bill Committee No.63 18 Sep 1884 24 Sep 1884 7 days
Whaling Road, North Shore Committee No.46 06 May 1884 01 Nov 1884 5 months 27 days
Member for South Sydney 02 Dec 1882 07 Oct 1885 2 years 10 months 6 days
Denton’s Estate Leasing and Mortgaging Bill Committee No.20 23 Sep 1881 06 Oct 1881 14 days
Moffitt’s Estate Enabling Bill Committee No.18 06 Sep 1881 05 Oct 1881 1 month
Vale of Clwydd and Lithgow Valley Company’s Incorporation Bill Committee No.21 06 Jul 1881 02 Aug 1881 28 days
Vale of Clwydd and Lithgow Valley Company’s Incorporation Bill Committee No.21 04 Apr 1881 06 Apr 1881 3 days
Chapman’s Estate Leasing Bill Committee No.16 18 Mar 1881 23 Mar 1881 6 days
Jeanneret’s Tramway Bill Committee No.17 18 Mar 1881 29 Mar 1881 12 days
Member for South Sydney 18 Nov 1880 23 Nov 1882 2 years 6 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 18 Nov 1880 19 Jan 1889 8 years 2 months 2 days
Political Party Activity
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Builder. Apprenticed as a builder with List Brothers Sydney at age 16; admitted as a partner at age 24, firm becoming List & Withers; carried on business as a builder alone. After entering Parliament gave up building and became a wealthy land auctioneer and valuer, also a land speculator; owned much land with J.F Burns and R.B Smith. Promoter and trustee of Sydney Permanent Freehold Land and Building Society established in 1875. Promoter and director of first land buying society in Sydney. Later was a land agent in Perth in Western Australia. Interested in sanitary reform. Member of volunteer artillery for 11 years and was known as a good shot.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman of Sydney
Personal
Son of Edwin Augustus Withers, draper. Married Mary Ann Callaghan on 18 April 1870 and had issue, 5 daughters and 2 sons. Church of England.
Additional Information

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