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'''Robert Pyers''' (1 August 1847 – 19 October 1915) was an Australian politician. |
'''Robert Pyers''' (1 August 1847 – 19 October 1915) was an Australian politician. |
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Born in [[Seaham, New South Wales|Seaham]] to butcher Abel Pyers and Margaret McDermott, he followed his father into butchery, becoming a carrier between [[Maitland, New South Wales|Maitland]] and [[Glen Innes, New South Wales|Glen Innes]]. Around 1870 he became a timber getter around the [[Clarence River (New South Wales)|Clarence River]] before finding success at the [[Solferino, New South Wales|Solferino]] and [[Lionsville, New South Wales|Lionsville]] gold fields, which allowed him to establish a store. He married Clara Taylor in 1869, with whom he had ten children. In 1873 unwise mining speculations led to his bankruptcy; he was discharged in 1875 and moved to [[Tatham, New South Wales|Tatham]] on the [[Richmond River]] in 1880, returning to timber work. From 1884 to 1894 he was an alderman at [[Casino, New South Wales|Casino]]; he was bankrupted again in 1887 and moved to Casino to become an auctioneer. From 1894 to 1904 he was the member for [[Electoral district of Richmond (New South Wales)|Richmond]] in the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]], associated with the [[Protectionist Party|Protectionist]] and [[Progressive Party (1901)|Progressive]] parties. Despite his opposition to [[Australian Federation|Federation]] he contested several federal elections as an [[independent (politician)|Independent]]. Pyers died at Casino in 1915.<ref>{{ |
Born in [[Seaham, New South Wales|Seaham]] to butcher Abel Pyers and Margaret McDermott, he followed his father into butchery, becoming a carrier between [[Maitland, New South Wales|Maitland]] and [[Glen Innes, New South Wales|Glen Innes]]. Around 1870 he became a timber getter around the [[Clarence River (New South Wales)|Clarence River]] before finding success at the [[Solferino, New South Wales|Solferino]] and [[Lionsville, New South Wales|Lionsville]] gold fields, which allowed him to establish a store. He married Clara Taylor in 1869, with whom he had ten children. In 1873 unwise mining speculations led to his bankruptcy; he was discharged in 1875 and moved to [[Tatham, New South Wales|Tatham]] on the [[Richmond River]] in 1880, returning to timber work. From 1884 to 1894 he was an alderman at [[Casino, New South Wales|Casino]]; he was bankrupted again in 1887 and moved to Casino to become an auctioneer. From 1894 to 1904 he was the member for [[Electoral district of Richmond (New South Wales)|The Richmond]] in the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]], associated with the [[Protectionist Party|Protectionist]] and [[Progressive Party (1901)|Progressive]] parties. Despite his opposition to [[Australian Federation|Federation]] he contested several federal elections as an [[independent (politician)|Independent]]. Pyers died at Casino in 1915.<ref name="Robert Pyers NSW Parl">{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=898 |name=Mr Robert Pyers (1847-1915) |former=Yes |access-date=16 June 2019}}</ref> |
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{{hlist|Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly|[[Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1894–1895|1894–1895]]|[[Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1895–1898|1895–1898]]|[[Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1898–1901|1898–1901]]|[[Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1901–1904|1901–1904]]}} |
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{{hlist|Results of New South Wales state elections|[[Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election#The Richmond|1894 (The Richmond)]]|[[Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election#The Richmond|1895 (The Richmond)]]|[[Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election#The Richmond|1898 (The Richmond)]]|[[Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election#The Richmond|1901 (The Richmond)]]|[[Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election#Tenterfield|1904 (Tenterfield)]]|[[1904 Tenterfield state by-election|1904 Tenterfield by-election]]|[[Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election#Tenterfield|1907 (Tenterfield)]]|[[Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election#Tenterfield|1910 (Tenterfield)]]}} |
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{{hlist|Results of Australian federal elections|[[Results of the 1901 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)#Richmond|1901 (Richmond)]]|[[Results of the 1910 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)#Richmond|1910 (Richmond)]]}} |
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| NAME = Pyers, Robert |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian politician |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1 August 1847 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 19 October 1915 |
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Latest revision as of 22:56, 5 August 2021
Robert Pyers (1 August 1847 – 19 October 1915) was an Australian politician.
Born in Seaham to butcher Abel Pyers and Margaret McDermott, he followed his father into butchery, becoming a carrier between Maitland and Glen Innes. Around 1870 he became a timber getter around the Clarence River before finding success at the Solferino and Lionsville gold fields, which allowed him to establish a store. He married Clara Taylor in 1869, with whom he had ten children. In 1873 unwise mining speculations led to his bankruptcy; he was discharged in 1875 and moved to Tatham on the Richmond River in 1880, returning to timber work. From 1884 to 1894 he was an alderman at Casino; he was bankrupted again in 1887 and moved to Casino to become an auctioneer. From 1894 to 1904 he was the member for The Richmond in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, associated with the Protectionist and Progressive parties. Despite his opposition to Federation he contested several federal elections as an Independent. Pyers died at Casino in 1915.[1]
See also
[edit]- Results of New South Wales state elections
- 1894 (The Richmond)
- 1895 (The Richmond)
- 1898 (The Richmond)
- 1901 (The Richmond)
- 1904 (Tenterfield)
- 1904 Tenterfield by-election
- 1907 (Tenterfield)
- 1910 (Tenterfield)
- Results of Australian federal elections
- 1901 (Richmond)
- 1910 (Richmond)
References
[edit]- ^ "Mr Robert Pyers (1847-1915)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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