Joseph Creer

Joseph Creer (1 February 1832 17 August 1913) was a Manx-born Australian politician.

He was born on the Isle of Man to farmer Patrick Creer and Ann Quirk. He married Annie Harrison at Liverpool in 1854; they had nine children. In 1855 he migrated to New South Wales, settling in Maitland, where he worked as a builder and broom manufacturer, and was also a local alderman. He moved to Newcastle in 1870, working as a cabinet maker. He was a Newcastle councillor from 1875 and Mayor of Newcastle in 1881. In 1885 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Northumberland. A Protectionist, he held his seat until 1891. Creer died at Summer Hill in 1913.[1]

References

  1. "Mr Joseph Creer (1832 - 1913)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Richard Luscombe
Member for Northumberland
1885–1891
Served alongside: Ninian Melville, none/Thomas Walker
Succeeded by
Alfred Edden
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