Company Director. Educated privately. Connected with business in Sydney from 1849; joined Smith, Crawford and Co., 1855; later became a member of Allen, Street & Norton; became the first managing director of Perpetual Trustee Company. 1885, retaining position until death. Local director of Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Company; director of Sydney Ice Company. Treasurer., vice-president of Sydney Hospital.

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 5 Feb 1887 23 Mar 1891 4yr(s) 1mth(s) 19day(s) Member for East Sydney 5 Feb 1887 19 Jan 1889 1yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s) 13th Member for East Sydney 2 Feb 1890 23 Mar 1891 1yr(s) 1mth(s) 22day(s) 14th Standing Orders Committee No.3 15 Mar 1887 6 Apr 1887 23days 13th (1887 - 1889) Sydney Corporation Act Amendment Bill Committee No.24 19 May 1887 19 May 1887 1day 13th (1887 - 1889) Hay and Deniliquin Tramway Bill Committee No.26 2 Jun 1887 30 Jun 1887 29days 13th (1887 - 1889) Standing Orders Committee No.2 21 Sep 1887 29 May 1888 8mths 9days 13th (1887 - 1889) Purchase by the Government of land adjoining the Australasian Steam Navigation Company’s Wharf Committee No.10 28 Sep 1887 29 Feb 1888 5mths 2days 13th (1887 - 1889) Crown Lands Purchases Validation Bill Committee No.9 28 Sep 1887 23 May 1888 7mths 26days 13th (1887 - 1889) Standing Orders Committee No.2 24 Oct 1888 27 Jan 1889 3mths 4days 13th (1887 - 1889) Work of Unemployed on Roads at Hornsby and Holt Sutherland Estate Committee No.7 15 Nov 1888 16 Jan 1889 2mths 2days 13th (1887 - 1889) Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 1 Mar 1889 25 Apr 1889 1mth 25days 13th (1887 - 1889) Standing Orders Committee No.4 3 Apr 1889 16 May 1889 1mth 14days 13th (1887 - 1889) Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 27 Nov 1889 21 Dec 1889 25days 14th (1889 - 1891) Standing Orders Committee No.3 27 Nov 1889 21 Dec 1889 25days 14th (1889 - 1891) Standing Orders Committee No.3 30 Apr 1890 3 Dec 1890 7mths 4days 14th (1889 - 1891) Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 30 Apr 1890 20 Dec 1890 7mths 21days 14th (1889 - 1891) City of Newcastle Gas and Coke Company’s Electric and other light Bill Committee No.15 22 May 1890 11 Jun 1890 21days 14th (1889 - 1891) Claims of William Tom, James Tom and JHA Lister as the first discoverers of gold in Australia Committee No.27 26 Aug 1890 18 Dec 1890 3mths 23days 14th (1889 - 1891) Hay and Deniliquin Tramway Bill Committee No.34 23 Sep 1890 13 Nov 1890 1mth 22days 14th (1889 - 1891)

Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia.

The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land.

John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne.

Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E.

First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time.

Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko.

Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council.

New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales.

Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia.

Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property).

The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost.

Western Australia becomes a penal colony.

Victoria separates from New South Wales.

Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo

The Eureka Stockade

The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases.

Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania.

Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together.

Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph.

SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives.

John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E.

The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs.

Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E.

South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales.

Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland.

The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases.

Children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are removed from their families by Australian and State government agencies.

Overland Telegraph Line linking Darwin and Adelaide opens.

Uluru is first sighted by Europeans, and named Ayers Rock.

SS Gothenburg strikes Old Reef off North Queensland and sinks with the loss of approximately 102 lives.

First horse-drawn trams in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide.

The first congress of trade unions is held.

The bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged.

First water-borne sewerage service in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide.

The opening of the Sydney-Melbourne railway

An Australian cricket team is established, defeating England in the first Ashes series. First direct Inter-colonial passenger trains begin running between Adelaide and Melbourne.

The completion of the railway network between Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

The Australian Federation Conference calls a constitutional convention.

A National Australasian Convention meets, agrees on adopting the name 'the Commonwealth of Australia' and drafting a constitution.