Robert Stanley (Australian politician)

Robert Stanley
Member of the Victorian Parliament
for Horsam
In office
1 November 1900  1 May 1904
Preceded by James Hugh Brake
Succeeded by District abolished
Member of the Victorian Parliament
for Lowan
In office
1 July 1906  16 November 1911
Preceded by Sir William Irvine
Succeeded by James Menzies
Personal details
Born c.1847
Tipperary, Ireland
Died 23 August 1918 (aged 73)
Northcote, Victoria
Resting place Heidelberg Cemetery
Nationality Irish Australian
Political party Commonwealth Liberal Party
Spouse(s) Mary Jane Strudwick
Children 5 sons, 4 daughters
Parents Thomas and Martha Stanley
Occupation Miner, Farmer
Religion Methodist

Robert Stanley (1847  23 August 1918) was an Australian politician representing the electoral districts of Horsham and Lowan in the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Commonwealth Liberal Party.[1]

Biography

Stanley arrived in Australia in approximately c.1867. He was a miner at Ballarat, Victoria and in South Australia. He was a Shire Councillor on Shire of Wimmera from 1890 to 1906 and served as Shire President from 1891 till 1892 and again whilst in between electoral districts from 1905 until 1906.[2]

He was married to Mary Jane Stanley (nee Strudwick) and fathered 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote and was interred at Heidelberg Cemetery. [3]

References


  1. http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/details/1460-stanley-robert| Victorian Parliament, former members - Retrieved 2016-02-06
  2. http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/72987685| NLA, The Horsham Times - Retrieved 2016-02-06
  3. http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/details/1460-stanley-robert| Victorian Parliament, former members - Retrieved 2016-02-06
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
James Hugh Brake
Member for Horsham
1900–1904
Succeeded by
District abolished
Preceded by
Sir William Ivine
Member for Lowan
1906–1911
Succeeded by
James Menzies
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