John Hawthorne (politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About John Hawthorne (politician)
- John Stuart Hawthorne (14 February 1848 – 30 July 1942) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney to James Hawthorne and Jane Elkins, he attended Cleveland Street Public School before working with a softgoods firm, establishing his own business in 1875.
- In that year he married Mary Emily Meyn at Singleton, with whom he had nine children.
- In 1884 he was bankrupted; he was discharged in 1885, becoming an auctioneer and estate agent at Leichhardt.
- He was bankrupted again in 1890 and discharged in 1891.
- In 1885 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Balmain, serving until 1891 (later as a Free Trader).
- In 1894 he returned to the Assembly as the member for Leichhardt, serving until 1904.
- Hawthorne died at Summer Hill in 1942.
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