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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