Richard Stevenson (Australian politician)
Richard Stevenson (1832 – 14 May 1899) was an English-born Australian politician.
He was born at Egham in Surrey, and after working in a printing house arrived in New South Wales in 1851, where he joined the Sydney Morning Herald. He left the Herald in 1861, and around 1862 married Louise Whitehouse at Grafton; they had no children. In 1886, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Wollombi. He represented the seat, generally as a Protectionist, until 1894, when it was abolished and he transferred to Northumberland. He was defeated in 1895 but elected again in 1898. Stevenson died at Putty in 1899.[1]
References
- "Mr Richard Stevenson (1832-1899)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lyall Scott |
Member for Wollombi 1886–1894 |
Abolished |
| Preceded by Alfred Edden Ninian Melville Thomas Walker |
Member for Northumberland 1894–1895 |
Succeeded by Henry Wheeler |
| Preceded by Henry Wheeler |
Member for Northumberland 1898–1899 |
Succeeded by John Norton |
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