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Henry Richard Mildred
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Henry Richard Mildred

Australian politician (1795–1877)

Henry Richard Mildred (9 March 1795 – 22 March 1877) was a politician in the early days of the Colony of South Australia.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Henry Richard Mildred (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Mar 9, 1795, died Mar 22, 1877.1

Companies

Career

Occupation: politician, farmer.6

  • 1866 to 1873Member of the South Australian Legislative Council3
  • 1860 to 1865Member of the South Australian House of Assembly3
  • 1857 to 1860Member of the South Australian House of Assembly3
  • Since 1856Member of the Corporation of the City of Campbelltown3 4
  • Date not recordedJustice of the Peace for South Australia3
  • Date not recordedChair, South Australian Mining Association5

Personal life

  • BornMar 9, 1795, Portsea Island7
  • DiedMar 22, 1877, Port Adelaide8
  • CitizenshipKingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland9

He was married to Elizabeth Sarah, née Bowyer, and had three sons and two daughters:

Clarissa Martha Margaret Mildred (22 September 1821 – 19 November 1870) married Captain (of the John Pirie) Henry Hay ( – ) on 23 April 1840

Hiram Telemachus Mildred (28 April 1823 – 21 August 1892) preceded his father to South Australia on the Rapid. He was elected to the City Council, was later Harbourmaster at Port Augusta.

Urania Harriet Mildred (30 December 1824 – 30 August 1896) married John Varley S.M. (22 October 1830 – 9 June 1887) of Kapunda on 15 April 1854.

William Henry Mildred (1837–1838)

Henry Hay Mildred (17 August 1839 – 25 December 1920) represented East Torrens from March 1870 to December 1871.

He died at the home of Dr. Mortimer, Port Adelaide.

Henry's brother George Mildred (c. 1808 – 13 December 1875), arrived in South Australia in 1836 on William Light's ship Rapid with nephew Hiram and settled on Kangaroo Island.

From Wikipedia’s article on Henry Richard Mildred (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Politics

He served on the Adelaide Municipal Council from 1841 to 1843. He was one of the colonists who strenuously opposed bringing out boys from the Parkhurst prison. He contested the election for the Legislative Council seat of Burra without success, but in 1850 was appointed to the Main Roads Commission and later that year appointed Justice of the Peace, and in 1858 made a Special Magistrate. In 1851 sat for, but failed to win, one of the first elected positions on the Legislative Council.

He represented Noarlunga in the first House of Assembly from 1857 to 1860, East Torrens from 1860 to 1865, and held a seat in the Legislative Council from 1866 to 1871.

He was appointed a member of the Central Road Board Committee in March 1858 and was appointed Special Magistrate in November 1858.

From Wikipedia’s article on Henry Richard Mildred (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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