Andrew Lysaght Sr.

Andrew Lysaght (1 October 1832 3 September 1906) was an Australian politician.

Born in Fairy Meadow, he spent many years as a publican of the Queens Hotel in Wollongong.[1] An alderman of Northern Illawarra Council who served several terms as mayor, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1885 as the member for Illawarra, serving until 1887. He later served a second term from June to September 1891 before his election was voided. Lysaght died at Fairy Meadow in 1906.[2]

References

  1. Farrell, Frank (1986). "Lysaght, Andrew (1832–1906)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 3 August 2020 via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. "Mr Andrew Lysaght (1832-1906)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Alexander Stuart
Member for Illawarra
1885–1887
Succeeded by
Francis Woodward
Preceded by
Francis Woodward
Joseph Mitchell
Member for Illawarra
1891
Served alongside: John Nicholson
Succeeded by
Archibald Campbell


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