Frederick Crouch (politician)

Frederick George Crouch (1 February 1843 1 January 1922) was an English-born Australian politician.

He was born in London to merchant William Crouch and Caroline Hart. He arrived in New South Wales in 1854 and opened a store on Richmond Road in Sydney. He also had interests in northern New South Wales, serving as alderman and mayor of Casino. On 7 January 1869 he married Ada Rebecca Gregory, with whom he had eleven children. Crouch was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1887 as a Protectionist member for Richmond, but he did not run for re-election in 1889. In 1894 he moved to Randwick, where he died in 1922.[1]

References

  1. "Mr Frederick George Crouch (1843 - 1922)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Patrick Hogan
Member for Richmond
1887–1889
Served alongside: Thomas Ewing
Succeeded by
Bruce Nicoll
John Perry
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