Date of Birth: 01/01/1862
Place of Birth: Redditch, England
Date of Death: 24/09/1925
Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
11 Apr 1899 |
24 Sep 1925 |
26 years 5 months 14 days |
Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 8 April 1899 |
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP), foundation member, president of Phillip League, attended Ballarat conference, member of executive, president from 1898-1899.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Confectioner. Arrived in New South Wales in c.1870. Confectioner employed at Stedman's. Secretary of the Confectioners Employees Union, delegate to the Trades and Labor Council (TLC), president in 1892; attendant at Ballarat Trade Union Congress in 1891. Later became an insurance inspector. Had been active in School of Arts Debating Society. Labor, foundation member; president of Phillip Labor League; president. Labor Electoral League at least in 1892; president of Political Labor League from 1898 until 1899.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of James Wilson, labourer and Martha Collins. Married Lucy Anne Garnett in c.1902 and had issue, 1 daughter. Methodist. Funeral at Rookwood cemetery with Methodist rites.
