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.[1]

References

1. "Mr John Nobbs (1845–1921)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

 

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