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Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG (27 May 1815 [1] – 27 April 1896) [2] was a colonial Australian politician and the longest-serving non-consecutive premier of the Colony of New South Wales, the present-day state of New South Wales in the Commonwealth of Australia.
In 1888, Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South Wales, moved in to Hampton Villa as a tenant. Parkes' residency at Hampton Villa coincided with a most tumultuous time in his political career and personal life. Parkes' first wife of 50 years, Clarinda, had died immediately prior to his move to Hampton Villa.
Parkes' second term as Colonial Premier lasted just 147 days, with the Farnell ministry giving both Parkes and Robertson reprieve for 12 months, prior to Parkes and Robertson forming an alliance government in this ministry. [1] The title of Premier was widely used to refer to the Leader of Government, but was not enshrined in formal use until 1920.
Fragmentary Thoughts is a poetry collection by Australian poet, politician and writer Henry Parkes, published by Samuel E. Lees, in 1889. [ 1 ] The first edition contains 73 poems which had all been published previously.
The six other ministers, Henry Parkes (East Sydney), Francis Suttor , Richard Driver , James Hoskins , William Windeyer (University of Sydney) and George Lloyd , were re-elected unopposed. [ 5 ] This ministry covers the period from 22 March 1877 until 16 August 1877, when Parkes was in turn unable to obtain supply and resigned when Robertson ...
The fifth Parkes ministry was the 26th ministry of the Colony of New South Wales, and was led by the seventh Premier, Sir Henry Parkes. It was the fifth and final occasion that Parkes was Premier. [1] The title of Premier was widely used to refer to the Leader of Government, but was not a formal position in the government until 1920.
The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial School of Arts is of historic significance as the venue for the now famous "Tenterfield Oration" delivered by Sir Henry Parkes on 24 October 1889. The Tenterfield Municipal Library operates in the School of Arts today having maintained continuous occupancy of the site with this function since its predecessor, the ...
The first Parkes ministry was the fourteenth ministry of the Colony of New South Wales, and the first of five occasions of being led by Henry Parkes.. Having served in the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1854 and 1856, Parkes was elected in the first free elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly held in 1856, however resigned from Parliament later that year.