James Hoskins

James Hoskins (1823 – 1 April 1900) was a politician in colonial New South Wales.[1]

James Hoskins, 1880

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
  1. "Mr James Hoskins (1823-1900)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. Mennell, Philip (1892). "Hoskins, Hon. James" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
  3. Green, Antony. "1859 Goldfields North". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. Morey, G. C. "Hoskins, James (1823–1900)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. Green, Antony. "1860 Goldfields North". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. Green, Antony. "1868 Goldfields North by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. Green, Antony. "1869 Patrick's Plains". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  8. Green, Antony. "1872 Tumut". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

 

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