Patrick Jennings
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| Succeeded by | Henry Parkes |
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| In office 10 October 1885 – 21 December 1885 | |
| Premier | George Dibbs |
| Preceded by | George Dibbs |
| Succeeded by | John Robertson |
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| Born | 20 March 1831 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings,
Early life
Jennings was born at
In 1863 he became interested in the movement to form the Riverina district into a separate province, and two years later was asked to go to England as a delegate to bring the grievances of the district before the English authorities. He declined on the ground that it should be possible to clear up the difficulties with the New South Wales government.[2]
Political career
Jennings was nominated to the Legislative Council in 1867. He resigned in 1870 to enter the Legislative Assembly as member for the Murray, but resigned in 1872 and was out of parliament for some years. He unsuccessfully contested the 1874 election for Mudgee, the Upper Hunter by-election in June 1875 and the 1877 election for Wellington.[4] He was a New South Wales Commissioner at the colonial exhibition in Melbourne in 1875, represented the colonies of New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania, at the Philadelphia exhibition in 1876, executive commissioner for the International Exhibition in Sydney in 1879.[3]
Jennings was elected to the assembly again in 1880 as member for the
Jennings represented New South Wales at the colonial conference held in London in 1887. He was nominated to the Legislative Council in 1890, and was one of the New South Wales representatives at the federal convention held at Sydney in 1891, but did not take a prominent part in the proceedings. He was vice-president of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales from 1876 to 1887 and helped to procure the Moore Park site for the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
Jennings was an amiable, cultivated man much interested in art and music; he contributed £1100 to Sydney University towards the cost of an organ for the great hall. He made many friends but was not a great parliamentarian, though he was a prominent figure in the public life of New South Wales for many years.[2]
Jennings died at Brisbane on 11 July 1897. His wife had died in 1887, but he was survived by two sons and a daughter.[2][3][5]
Honours
He was a leading man among his co-religionists.
The town of Jennings, New South Wales was named in his honour.[10]
References
- ^ Smith, W. H (1880), The Australian Exhibition schottische [music] / composed by W.H. Smith, William Bullard
- ^ a b c d e f Serle, Percival (1949). "Jennings, Sir Patrick Alfred (1831–1897)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Jacobs to Kassim". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings (1831–1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent. p. 5. Retrieved 10 March 2021 – via Trove.
- The Freeman's Journal. p. 17. Retrieved 10 March 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Chancery of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George". The London Gazette. No. 24895. 26 October 1880. p. 5431.
- ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Jennings". Tenterfield Shire Council. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
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