Joseph Harpur

Joseph Jehosephat Harpur (1810 2 May 1878) was an Australian politician.

He was born in New South Wales to convicts Joseph Harpur and Sarah Chidley. He was a public servant and clerk, and active in radical and temperence movements. In 1861 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Patrick's Plains, but he did not re-contest in 1864. Harpur died in Sydney in 1878.[1]

References

  1. "Mr Joseph Jehosephat Harpur (1810 - 1878)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
William Lesley
Member for Patrick's Plains
1861–1864
Succeeded by
John Wilson
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