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Australian politician (1839–1896)
John Davies
CMG (2 March 1839 – 23 May 1896), was a member of the
Parliament of New South Wales .
[1]
Davies was born in
Sydney , the son of John Davies, of New South Wales.
[2] In 1861 he married Miss Elisabeth Eaton.
[2]
Alderman John Davies, C.M.G., M.L.A., J.P. (1874-82)
Starting in business as an ironmonger and general blacksmith, he commenced to take an active part in politics on the Liberal side as soon as he was of age. On 1 December 1874 he was elected an alderman for the
City of Sydney ,
[3] serving as an alderman until 1882.
[4] He was elected to the
Legislative Assembly as one of four members for
East Sydney at the
election on 9 December 1874 ,
[5] representing this seat until 1880.
[1] He was
Postmaster-General in the
Robertson Government from August to December 1877.
[1] Davies was acting British Commissioner at the
Sydney International Exhibition in 1879, and was made a
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the following year,
[6] when he was a Commissioner for New South Wales to the
Melbourne International Exhibition ; as also for the
Amsterdam Exhibition in 1883, and the
Colonial and Indian Exhibition in 1886. He was President of the Royal Commission on Friendly Societies.
[7]
In 1880 Davies switched to the new
district of South Sydney ,
[8] In 1882 he was defeated for South Sydney,
[9] and then a week later was unsuccessful at
Kiama .
[10] He was returned as a member for South Sydney in 1885,
[11] but was defeated again in 1887.
[12] He was not well educated and acquired the nickname "Jannery",
[13] on account of his inability to correctly spell January, under cross examination by
Frederick Darley
QC , during his
slander case against
John Harris .
[14]
Davies was appointed to the
Legislative Council in December 1887,
[15] taking his seat in February 1888 and serving until his death on 23 May 1896(1896-05-23) (aged 57).
[1]
References
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"Mr John Davies CMG (1839-1896)" . Former members of the
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 June 2020 .
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Mennell, Philip (1892).
"Davies, Hon. John" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography . London: Hutchinson & Co – via
Wikisource .
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"The city elections" .
The Sydney Morning Herald . 3 December 1874. p. 4. Retrieved 21 February 2021 – via Trove.
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"John Davies" . Sydney's aldermen . City of Sydney. Retrieved 21 February 2021 .
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Green, Antony .
"1874-5 East Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
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"No. 24898" .
The London Gazette . 5 November 1880. p. 5571.
^ Nairn, Bede.
"Davies, John (1839–1896)" .
Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: National Centre of Biography,
Australian National University .
ISBN
978-0-522-84459-7 .
ISSN
1833-7538 .
OCLC
70677943 . Retrieved 21 August 2012 .
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Green, Antony .
"1880 South Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1882 South Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1882 Kiama" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 South Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1887 South Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 April 2020 .
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"Death of John Davies CMG" .
Barrier Miner . 25 May 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via Trove.
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"The slander case: Davies v Harris" .
The Sydney Morning Herald . 28 June 1883. p. 4. Retrieved 21 February 2021 – via Trove.
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"Summonsed to the Legislative Council" .
New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 760. 30 December 1887. p. 8609. Retrieved 29 June 2020 – via Trove.