John Hart Jr.

John Hart Jr. (1848–1881) was a member of the South Australian parliament from 1880 to 1881.

Not to be confused with Jack Hart (state senator), also known as John Hart Jr.

John Hart Jr.
Born(1848-07-16)16 July 1848
Australia
Died(1881-08-15)15 August 1881
Other namesJohn Hart
Known forMember of South Australian parliament;
President of Port Adelaide Football Club
Parent(s)John Hart Sr.
Mary Gillmor Kathrine Todd

Hart was the third of seven children of Captain John Hart who was three times premier of South Australia between 1865 and 1871.[1] He was senior member of J. Hart & Co., the business founded by his father.

In 1870, Hart became the inaugural president of the Port Adelaide Football Club,[2] and "Buck's Flat", in his father's Glanville Hall Estate property, was the club's home and site of many matches in its early years.[2][3] The club's inaugural secretary was the longtime manager of Hart's Mill, William Leicester.[4] Hart was also president of the Port Adelaide Rifle Club and a prominent member of the Adelaide Hunt Club, serving as Master of Fox Hounds for the years 1873 and 1876.

He was elected to the seat of Port Adelaide in the House of Assembly in 1880 but died the following year prior to the end of his term. He died on 15 August 1881 at Wooton Lea, Glen Osmond.[5]

Family

In 1877 he married Emily Lavinia Finch (died 5 October 1939) on 8 August 1877.[6] Their children included:

  • John Heriot Hart[7] (25 January 1880 – 1 March 1929) was a prominent musician.
  • Marian Henthorn Hart (15 June 1881 – 18 May 1942)

References
  1. "Death of the Hon. Captain Hart C.M.G." Kapunda Herald and Northern Intelligencer. Kapunda. 31 January 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 14 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia. Captain Hart leaves two sons; the one, Mr. John Hart, is at present at Brisbane, managing that branch of the business [...]
  2. "Football". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 13 May 1870. p. 5. Retrieved 29 March 2015. Football.— The Port Adelaide Cricket Club has recently adopted the title of the Port Adelaide Cricket and Football Club, with the following officers: — Messrs. John Hart, jun. (President) [...] the opening football practice takes place on Saturday, May 14, at Glanville, on the grounds, of Captain Hart.
  3. Devaney, John. AustralianFootball.com (ed.). "Port Adelaide". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 2 March 2016. [...] it was football which got underway first, with Port Adelaide engaging in its inaugural match against a team calling itself 'the Young Australians' on Tuesday 24 May 1870. The venue for the match was a stretch of ground known as 'Buck's Flat', which formed part of the Glanville Hall Estate, owned by the club's founding president, Captain John Hart.
  4. "Obituary". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 30 September 1926. p. 13. Retrieved 17 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Died". The South Australian Advertiser. XXIV (7122). South Australia. 16 August 1881. p. 4. Retrieved 17 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Marriage of Mr. John Hart". Evening Journal. IX (2616). South Australia. 9 August 1877. p. 2. Retrieved 2 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. This is the spelling given in both daily newspapers although, curiously, his great-grandfather was John Harriott Hart.
Parliament of South Australia
Preceded by
William Quin		 Member for Port Adelaide
1880–1881		 Succeeded by
William Mattinson
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