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Australian politician

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. His wife Louisa Ann Nobbs died in December 1927 aged 78. She was laid to rest aside her husband in the Church of England section of Rookwood Cemetery.

References

  1. "Mr John Nobbs (1845–1921)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. Granville Pioneer - Mrs Nobbs Death, The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate, Parramatta, 13 December 1927, Page 3

 

Civic offices
New title Mayor of Granville
1885–1886 		Succeeded byHarry Richardson
Preceded byHarry Richardson Mayor of Granville
1887–1888 		Succeeded byCharles Unwin
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded byAndrew McCulloch
Varney Parkes 		Member for Central Cumberland
1888–1893
Served alongside: Buchanan/Ritchie/Garrard; Farnell/Linsley/Dale 		Succeeded byGeorge McCredie
Preceded byGeorge Smailes Member for Granville
1898–1913 		Succeeded byJack Lang


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