John Booth MLA

John Booth (27 February 1822 – 11 April 1898) was an English-born Australian politician.

He was born in Bermondsey in London; his father, Henry Booth, was a corn-factor. He went to sea in 1833, settled in Sydney in 1839 and learned shipbuilding on Brisbane Water, before moving to Balmain around 1854. In 1850 he married Susannah Wetherall, with whom he had eleven children. He was Balmain's first mayor in 1867 and by 1870 owned successful sawmills at Balmain and on the Manning River. He went to England in 1870, and in 1872 was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for West Sydney. Defeated in 1874, he was elected for East Macquarie later in the election period in 1875. In 1874 his mills were burned down, and despite only having partial insurance he rebuilt them. He was defeated running for re-election in 1877. Booth died at Bundanoon, where he owned property, in 1898.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Mr John Booth (1822-1898)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

 

Civic offices Preceded byWalter Church Chairman of the Balmain Municipal Council 1867 Succeeded byHimselfas Mayor of Balmain Preceded byHimselfas Chairman Mayor of Balmain 1867 – 1868 Succeeded byHenry Perdriau New South Wales Legislative Assembly Preceded byWilliam SpeerWilliam Windeyer Member for West Sydney 1872 – 1874 Served alongside: Joseph Raphael, John Robertson, Joseph Wearne Succeeded byAngus CameronHenry DangarGeorge Dibbs Preceded byWalter CooperWilliam Cummings Member for East Macquarie 1875 – 1877 Served alongside: William Suttor, Jr. Succeeded byJohn Robertson