Joseph Eckford (8 November 1814 – 22 November 1884) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Newcastle to mariner William Eckford and Mary Orrell. He was a publican before entering politics, and on 19 June 1848 he married Harriet Kerwin, with whom he had ten children. In 1860 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Wollombi. He served until his defeat in 1872. He returned to the Assembly in 1877, serving until he was defeated again in 1882. Eckford died in Sydney in 1884.[1]
joseph, eckford, november, 1814, november, 1884, australian, politician, born, newcastle, mariner, william, eckford, mary, orrell, publican, before, entering, politics, june, 1848, married, harriet, kerwin, with, whom, children, 1860, elected, south, wales, le. Joseph Eckford 8 November 1814 22 November 1884 was an Australian politician He was born at Newcastle to mariner William Eckford and Mary Orrell He was a publican before entering politics and on 19 June 1848 he married Harriet Kerwin with whom he had ten children In 1860 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Wollombi He served until his defeat in 1872 He returned to the Assembly in 1877 serving until he was defeated again in 1882 Eckford died in Sydney in 1884 1 References edit Mr Joseph Eckford 1814 1884 Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 15 June 2019 New South Wales Legislative AssemblyPreceded byWilliam Cape Member for Wollombi1860 1872 Succeeded byJames CunneenPreceded byJames Cunneen Member for Wollombi1877 1882 Succeeded byJoseph Gorrick Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Eckford amp oldid 1033619050, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
