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Parkes, Sir Henry (1815 - 1896)

Alternative Names:: Faulconbridge
Publication Details:: Originally published in ADB, Volume 5, MUP, 1974, pp 399-406
Author:: A. W. Martin

Life Summary

	Parkes, Sir Henry (1815 - 1896)	Find all people...
Born	27 May 1815 Warwickshire, England	born around 27 May 1815 in Warwickshire, England
Died	27 April 1896 Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	died around 27 April 1896 in Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	English	English
Religious Influence	Congregational	Congregational
Occupation * * The details in the Occupation section have been interpreted solely from the article's text. Question marks indicate that exact years were not given in the text. More about 'Occupation'	1839? - 1895 poet, New South Wales, Australia 1840? - 1872? journalist, New South Wales, Australia 1848 - 1854 political activist, New South Wales, Australia 1849 anti-transportationist, New South Wales, Australia 1850 - 1858 newspaper editor, New South Wales, Australia 1850 - 1858 newspaper owner, New South Wales, Australia 1854 - 1895 free trade politician, New South Wales, Australia 1854 - 1856 Member of Upper House, New South Wales, Australia 1856 Member of Lower House, New South Wales, Australia 1858 - 1861 Member of Lower House, New South Wales, Australia 1864 - 1870 Member of Lower House, New South Wales, Australia 1872 - 1895 Member of Lower House, New South Wales, Australia 1872 - 1875 premier, New South Wales, Australia 1875 - 1877 opposition leader, New South Wales, Australia 1877 - 1883 premier, New South Wales, Australia 1887 - 1891 premier, New South Wales, Australia 1889 - 1896 federationist, New South Wales, Australia	anti-transportationist federationist free trade politician journalist Member of Lower House Member of Upper House newspaper editor newspaper owner opposition leader poet political activist premier
Biography Author	A. W. Martin	all biographies by Martin, A. W.

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