George Dibbs
Sir George Dibbs | |
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10th Premier of New South Wales | |
Constituency | West Sydney (1874–1877) St Leonards (1882–1885) Murrumbidgee (1885–1894) Tamworth (1894–1895) |
In office 7 October 1885 – 21 December 1885 | |
Preceded by | Alexander Stuart |
Succeeded by | Sir John Robertson |
In office 17 January 1889 – 7 March 1889 | |
Preceded by | Henry Parkes |
Succeeded by | Henry Parkes |
In office 23 October 1891 – 2 August 1894 | |
Preceded by | Henry Parkes |
Succeeded by | George Reid |
Personal details | |
Born | Sydney, Australia | 12 October 1834
Died | 5 August 1904 Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 69)
Nationality | British subject |
Political party | Protectionist Party |
Spouse | Anne Maria Robey |
Children | nine daughters and two sons |
Relatives | Thomas Allwright (brother) John Campbell (brother) |
Sir George Richard Dibbs
Early years
Dibbs was born in
Political career
Dibbs entered parliament in 1874 as
In 1880
In 1882, he won
Dibbs was
He became Premier again on 17 January 1889, but was succeeded by Parkes seven weeks later. When Parkes resigned in October 1891 Dibbs came into power following the 1891 New South Wales election, with Labour support, in a time of great financial stress. He went to England in June 1892 on a borrowing mission, not only as the representative of New South Wales but also of Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, and carried out his negotiations successfully. During the banking crisis of May 1893 he showed himself to be a firm leader, saving the situation at Sydney by giving the banks power to issue inconvertible paper money for a period,[2] although most of them failed to take advantage and went bankrupt. In 1893, his electoral reform removed rural over-representation.[1] He was elected as the member for Tamworth in 1894.[3][12] He later received a substantial public testimonial for his services at this time.
Federation
Dibbs had little influence on the question of federation. He was a member of the 1891 convention and sat on the judiciary committee, but was never more than a lukewarm advocate for it. In June 1894, writing to Sir James Patterson, then Premier of Victoria, he suggested the unification of New South Wales and Victoria, in the hope that the other colonies would join in later on. A few weeks later his ministry was defeated at a general election and George Reid became Premier in August. Dibbs was reconciled with Parkes in 1894, but both lost their seats at the election held in July 1895,[12] having been portrayed as reactionary and unprincipled by Reid.[2][1]
Later life
Dibbs retired from public life, and was appointed managing trustee of the savings bank of New South Wales. He held this position until his death in the Sydney suburb of
Honours
He was made a
References
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d Serle, Percival (1949). "Dibbs, Sir George Richard (1834–1904)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
- ^ a b "Sir George Richard Dibbs (1834–1904)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1874 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ISSN 0007-4039. Retrieved 8 March 2021 – via Trove.
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- ^ Green, Antony. "1882 St Leonards". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1885 St Leonards". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1885 Richmond". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Murrumbidgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 21 September 1887. p. 5. Retrieved 26 July 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Tamworth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Chancery of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George". The London Gazette. No. 26310. 26 July 1892. p. 4247.
- ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.