James Hoskins
James Hoskins (1823 – 1 April 1900) was a politician in colonial New South Wales.[1]
Hoskins was born in London and emigrated to Australia in 1853.[2] After a varied experience on the diggings, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the new district of Goldfields North at the 1859 election,[3] supported by voluntary contributions from miners.[4] He held the seat at the 1859 election,[5] until financial reasons forced his resignation in 1863, becoming the overseer of northern roads.[4]
He was elected to his former seat at the 1868 by-election.[6] In December 1869 he was returned for Patrick's Plains,[7] and in February 1872 for Tumut.[8] Hoskins was Secretary for Public Works in the Parkes Government from March to August 1877, and Secretary for Lands in the Parkes-Robertson Ministry from December 1878 to December 1881.[2]
He was nominated to the New South Wales Legislative Council on 27 February 1889, a position he held until his death[1] in Strathfield, Sydney, New South Wales on 1 April 1900 (aged 77).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mr James Hoskins (1823-1900)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ a b Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1859 Goldfields North". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Morey, G. C. "Hoskins, James (1823–1900)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1860 Goldfields North". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1868 Goldfields North by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1869 Patrick's Plains". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1872 Tumut". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
