Alexander Kethel
Alexander Kethel (2 November 1832 – 23 June 1916) was a Scottish-born Australian politician.
He was born in Perth to carpenter William Kethel and Mary Watson. After a limited education, he was apprenticed to a shoemaker and then went to sea, travelling in the North Sea and the Mediterranean before arriving in Sydney. Here he worked as a timber merchant and eventually a ship owner. In 1861 he married Mary Ann Yeates; they had seven children. A Free Trader, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1885 for West Sydney. Re-elected in 1887, he did not re-contest in 1889. In 1895 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council, where he remained until his death at Castle Hill in 1916.[1]
References
- ↑ "Mr Alexander Kethel (1832 - 1916)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by Angus Cameron George Merriman |
Member for West Sydney 1885–1889 Served alongside: Abigail, O'Connor, Young/Merriman |
Succeeded by Alfred Lamb Thomas Playfair |
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