Francis Lord

Francis Lord (1812 21 December 1897) was an Australian politician.[1]

He was born in Sydney the second son of Mary Hyde and Simeon Lord, an ex-convict turned entrepreneur and later magistrate.[2] He ran a store at Bathurst before becoming a pastoralist at Cumnock. On 6 April 1839 he married Mary Ainsworth (or Hanesworth), with whom he had seven children. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1843 to 1848 as the elected member for the County of Bathurst.[3] He unsuccessfully stood for election for Bathurst in 1848,[4] and 1851.[5] He was appointed for five years from 1856 to 1861 and a life appointment from 1864 sitting until 1893 when his seat was declared vacant having not attended for two consecutive sessions.[6] Lord died at Rydal in 1897.[1]

His brother George (1818–1880), was also a member of parliament, initially in the first Legislative Assembly in 1856, becoming Colonial Treasurer from December 1870 to May 1872. George joined Francis in the Legislative Council in 1877.[7]

References

  1. "Mr Francis Lord (1812-1897)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. Hainsworth, D R (1967). "Lord, Simeon (1771 - 1840)]". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 18 April 2019 via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  3. "Bathurst". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 22 May 2019 via Trove.
  4. "Bathurst". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 August 1848. p. 3. Retrieved 23 May 2019 via Trove.
  5. "The County of Bathurst". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 September 1851. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2019 via Trove.
  6. "Legislative Council: retirement of a member". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 January 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 19 April 2019 via Trove.
  7. "Mr George William Lord (1818-1880)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

 

New South Wales Legislative Council
New creation Member for County of Bathurst
Jul 1843 – Feb 1846
Succeeded by
John Darvall


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