James Rodd (1830 – 31 March 1900) was an English-born Australian politician.
Early lifeedit
He was born at Rayleigh in Essex to James Rodd and Ann Alabaster. He migrated to Sydney in 1857 and went to the goldfields at Braidwood, where he opened a store. On 11 June 1861 he married Jane Gregson, with whom he had a son; both mother and son died soon after birth. He remarried Ellen Alicia Madden on 23 September 1871. In 1866 he was appointed a magistrate.
Politicsedit
He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Goldfields South in 1865.[1] In 1867 a Royal Commission was appointed to enquire into crime in the Braidwood district,[2] in reference to the crimes of the bushrangers the Clarke brothers, and whether police and magistrates had been diligent in seeking to apprehend them. Rodd's electorate included the Braidwood goldfields and he gave evidence before the commission which was critical of magistrate Rowland Hassall. The commissioners reported that Hassall "has refrained from taking any open or active part against the bushrangers or their associates, to preserve himself and his property from outrage and depredation. He has throughout evaded his duty as a Magistrate, by systematically abstaining from adjudicating, or in any way taking part in cases against such offenders or their connections".[3] Hassall subsequently sued Rodd for slander in relation to his evidence before the royal commission.[4] The case was prosecuted by the current and 2 former Attorneys General, Sir William ManningQC, John DarvallQC and Sir James MartinQC.[5] Rodd was represented by Henry Stephen and Edward Butler, instructed by Joseph Leary, in successfully defending the case in a trial lasting 15 days.[6] Rodd incurred costs of £1,947 9s 3d, recovering £1,171 0s 5d from Hassall. In 1871 he sought that the government pay the balance of £755 6s, which was initially refused,[7] however the parliament authorised the expenditure in January 1873.[8]
He did not contest the 1869 election. In 1872 he unsuccessfully stood for The Nepean,[9] before being elected for Goldfields North.[10] He was bankrupted in 1874 and forced to resign.[11]
By 1880 he was working in Sydney as an auctioneer.[11]
^"Appointment of commissioners". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 20. 29 January 1867. p. 267. Retrieved 31 December 2020 – via Trove.
^Cloete, Peter; Richardson, John; Campbell, David; Leary, Joseph & Fosbery, Edmund (30 July 1867). "Report of the Royal Commission to enquire into crime in the Braidwood District". Votes and proceedings of the Legislative Assembly 1867-8(PDF). Vol. 2. Parliament of New South Wales. pp. 115–125. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
^"Great slander case Hassall v Rodd". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 June 1869. p. 6. Retrieved 31 December 2020 – via Trove.
^"Hassall v Rodd". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 June 1869. p. 5. Retrieved 31 December 2020 – via Trove.
^"Correspondence in relation to case Hassall v Rodd". Votes and proceedings of the Legislative Assembly 1872(PDF). Vol. 1. Parliament of New South Wales. pp. 601–603. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
^"Hassall v Rodd bill of costs". Votes and proceedings of the Legislative Assembly 1872-3(PDF). Vol. 1. Parliament of New South Wales. pp. 364 & 595–603. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
james, rodd, australian, politician, james, rodd, 1830, march, 1900, english, born, australian, politician, early, life, edithe, born, rayleigh, essex, james, rodd, alabaster, migrated, sydney, 1857, went, goldfields, braidwood, where, opened, store, june, 186. James Rodd 1830 31 March 1900 was an English born Australian politician Early life editHe was born at Rayleigh in Essex to James Rodd and Ann Alabaster He migrated to Sydney in 1857 and went to the goldfields at Braidwood where he opened a store On 11 June 1861 he married Jane Gregson with whom he had a son both mother and son died soon after birth He remarried Ellen Alicia Madden on 23 September 1871 In 1866 he was appointed a magistrate Politics editHe was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Goldfields South in 1865 1 In 1867 a Royal Commission was appointed to enquire into crime in the Braidwood district 2 in reference to the crimes of the bushrangers the Clarke brothers and whether police and magistrates had been diligent in seeking to apprehend them Rodd s electorate included the Braidwood goldfields and he gave evidence before the commission which was critical of magistrate Rowland Hassall The commissioners reported that Hassall has refrained from taking any open or active part against the bushrangers or their associates to preserve himself and his property from outrage and depredation He has throughout evaded his duty as a Magistrate by systematically abstaining from adjudicating or in any way taking part in cases against such offenders or their connections 3 Hassall subsequently sued Rodd for slander in relation to his evidence before the royal commission 4 The case was prosecuted by the current and 2 former Attorneys General Sir William Manning QC John Darvall QC and Sir James Martin QC 5 Rodd was represented by Henry Stephen and Edward Butler instructed by Joseph Leary in successfully defending the case in a trial lasting 15 days 6 Rodd incurred costs of 1 947 9s 3d recovering 1 171 0s 5d from Hassall In 1871 he sought that the government pay the balance of 755 6s which was initially refused 7 however the parliament authorised the expenditure in January 1873 8 He did not contest the 1869 election In 1872 he unsuccessfully stood for The Nepean 9 before being elected for Goldfields North 10 He was bankrupted in 1874 and forced to resign 11 By 1880 he was working in Sydney as an auctioneer 11 Rodd died in 1900 aged 69 70 11 References edit Green Antony 1865 Goldfields South New South Wales Election Results 1856 2007 Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 31 December 2020 Appointment of commissioners New South Wales Government Gazette No 20 29 January 1867 p 267 Retrieved 31 December 2020 via Trove Cloete Peter Richardson John Campbell David Leary Joseph amp Fosbery Edmund 30 July 1867 Report of the Royal Commission to enquire into crime in the Braidwood District Votes and proceedings of the Legislative Assembly 1867 8 PDF Vol 2 Parliament of New South Wales pp 115 125 Retrieved 31 December 2020 Great slander case Hassall v Rodd The Sydney Morning Herald 16 June 1869 p 6 Retrieved 31 December 2020 via Trove Rutledge Martha Stephen Sir Matthew Henry 1828 1920 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 31 December 2020 Hassall v Rodd The Sydney Morning Herald 18 June 1869 p 5 Retrieved 31 December 2020 via Trove Correspondence in relation to case Hassall v Rodd Votes and proceedings of the Legislative Assembly 1872 PDF Vol 1 Parliament of New South Wales pp 601 603 Retrieved 31 December 2020 Hassall v Rodd bill of costs Votes and proceedings of the Legislative Assembly 1872 3 PDF Vol 1 Parliament of New South Wales pp 364 amp 595 603 Retrieved 31 December 2020 Green Antony 1872 Nepean New South Wales Election Results 1856 2007 Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 31 December 2020 Green Antony 1872 Goldfields North New South Wales Election Results 1856 2007 Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 31 December 2020 a b c Mr James Rodd 1830 1900 Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 10 June 2019 New South Wales Legislative AssemblyPreceded byBowie Wilson Member for Goldfields South1865 1869 Succeeded byEzekiel BakerPreceded byRobert Forster Member for Goldfields North1872 1874 Succeeded byRobert Forster Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Rodd Australian politician amp oldid 1192789563, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
