John Nobbs, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Nobbs

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1845

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1921

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About John Nobbs

  • John Nobbs (8 September 1845 – 11 November 1921) was an Australian politician. He was born at Surry Hills to John and Jane Nobbs; his father was a gardener.
  • He attended Sydney Grammar School and then farmed at Colo, also founding the Cumberland Independent newspaper.
  • On 16 December 1865 he married Louisa Smedley; they had twelve children.
  • In 1888 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for Central Cumberland; he resigned in 1893 facing bankruptcy and lost the subsequent by-election.
  • He returned to the Assembly in 1898 as the member for Granville.
  • He held that seat as a Liberal until his defeat in 1913.
  • He was subsequently a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1917 to 1921.
  • Nobbs died at Granville in 1921.

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