George Markham (Australian politician)

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George Markham (1822 2 February 1864) was an Irish-born Australian politician. [1]

He was born in County Cork to British captain John Markham. He migrated to Australia in the 1840s and became an auctioneer at Armidale. On 5 March 1854 he married Susan Allingham, with whom he had five children. In 1860 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for New England. [2] He retired in 1862, [1] to be appointed superintendent for the southern district in the establishment of the Police Force, based at Cooma. [3]

In January 1864 he was cleaning or loading his revolver in his residence when it discharged and he was fatally wounded, dying aged 41–42 and leaving a widow and five young children. [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mr George Markham (1822-1864)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "1860 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. "Appointments: New South Wales Police Force". New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime (1). 5 March 1862. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 19 June 2021 via Trove.
  4. "Death of Mr George Markham". The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser . 13 February 1864. p. 3. Retrieved 19 June 2021 via Trove.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
James Hart
Member for New England
1860–1862
Succeeded by
Robert Forster