Jennings was born at Newry, Ireland, the son of Francis Jennings, a well-known merchant in that town. He was educated at Newry and at a high school at Exeter, England, and began a mercantile career. In 1852 he went to Australia and engaged in gold mining at St Arnaud, Victoria,[2] but soon became a shop keeper, and then moved into quartz-crushing and bought a large pastoral property on the Murrumbidgee River. In 1857 he became a magistrate. He ran unsuccessfully for the Crowlands in the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1859 and then became chairman of the St Arnaud Council. In 1863, he married Mary Ann Shanahan and moved to Warbreccan near Deniliquin.[3]
In 1863 he became interested in the movement to form the Riverina district into a separate province, and two years later was asked to go to England as a delegate to bring the grievances of the district before the English authorities. He declined on the ground that it should be possible to clear up the difficulties with the New South Wales government.[2]
Jennings was elected to the assembly again in 1880 as member for the Bogan and from January to July 1883 was Vice-President of the Executive Council in the ministry of Sir Alexander Stuart. He was Colonial Secretary from October to December 1885 in the first ministry of George Dibbs, and in February 1886 became the first practising Catholic Premier and was also Colonial Treasurer.[5] His administration lasted only 11 months and had a troubled career, having inherited a financial crisis. His attempts to balance the budget included a 5 per cent ad valorem tariff, which came to be seen as a violation of his free-trade platform. Jennings was scarcely a strong enough man to control a ministry which included Dibbs, Want and Lyne.[2] He did not contest the 1887 election.[6]
Jennings represented New South Wales at the colonial conference held in London in 1887. He was nominated to the Legislative Council in 1890, and was one of the New South Wales representatives at the federal convention held at Sydney in 1891, but did not take a prominent part in the proceedings. He was vice-president of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales from 1876 to 1887 and helped to procure the Moore Park site for the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
Jennings was an amiable, cultivated man much interested in art and music; he contributed £1100 to Sydney University towards the cost of an organ for the great hall. He made many friends but was not a great parliamentarian, though he was a prominent figure in the public life of New South Wales for many years.[2]
Jennings died at Brisbane on 11 July 1897. His wife had died in 1887, but he was survived by two sons and a daughter.[2][3][5]
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For other people named Patrick Jennings see Patrick Jennings disambiguation Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings KCMG 20 March 1831 11 July 1897 was an Irish Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales The HonourableSir Patrick JenningsKCMGSir Patrick Alfred Jennings11th Premier of New South WalesIn office 26 February 1886 19 January 1887Preceded byJohn RobertsonSucceeded byHenry ParkesColonial SecretaryIn office 10 October 1885 21 December 1885PremierGeorge DibbsPreceded byGeorge DibbsSucceeded byJohn RobertsonPersonal detailsBorn 1831 03 20 20 March 1831Newry County Down IrelandDied11 July 1899 1899 07 11 aged 68 Brisbane Queensland Australia Australian Exhibition Schottische source source MIDI render composed 1879 by William Henry Smith 1859 1929 dedicated to Patrick Jennings for the Sydney International Exhibition 1 Problems playing this file See media help Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Honours 4 ReferencesEarly life EditJennings was born at Newry Ireland the son of Francis Jennings a well known merchant in that town He was educated at Newry and at a high school at Exeter England and began a mercantile career In 1852 he went to Australia and engaged in gold mining at St Arnaud Victoria 2 but soon became a shop keeper and then moved into quartz crushing and bought a large pastoral property on the Murrumbidgee River In 1857 he became a magistrate He ran unsuccessfully for the Crowlands in the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1859 and then became chairman of the St Arnaud Council In 1863 he married Mary Ann Shanahan and moved to Warbreccan near Deniliquin 3 In 1863 he became interested in the movement to form the Riverina district into a separate province and two years later was asked to go to England as a delegate to bring the grievances of the district before the English authorities He declined on the ground that it should be possible to clear up the difficulties with the New South Wales government 2 Political career EditSee also Jennings ministry Jennings was nominated to the Legislative Council in 1867 He resigned in 1870 to enter the Legislative Assembly as member for the Murray but resigned in 1872 and was out of parliament for some years He unsuccessfully contested the 1874 election for Mudgee the Upper Hunter by election in June 1875 and the 1877 election for Wellington 4 He was a New South Wales Commissioner at the colonial exhibition in Melbourne in 1875 represented the colonies of New South Wales Queensland and Tasmania at the Philadelphia exhibition in 1876 executive commissioner for the International Exhibition in Sydney in 1879 3 Jennings was elected to the assembly again in 1880 as member for the Bogan and from January to July 1883 was Vice President of the Executive Council in the ministry of Sir Alexander Stuart He was Colonial Secretary from October to December 1885 in the first ministry of George Dibbs and in February 1886 became the first practising Catholic Premier and was also Colonial Treasurer 5 His administration lasted only 11 months and had a troubled career having inherited a financial crisis His attempts to balance the budget included a 5 per cent ad valorem tariff which came to be seen as a violation of his free trade platform Jennings was scarcely a strong enough man to control a ministry which included Dibbs Want and Lyne 2 He did not contest the 1887 election 6 Jennings represented New South Wales at the colonial conference held in London in 1887 He was nominated to the Legislative Council in 1890 and was one of the New South Wales representatives at the federal convention held at Sydney in 1891 but did not take a prominent part in the proceedings He was vice president of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales from 1876 to 1887 and helped to procure the Moore Park site for the Sydney Royal Easter Show Jennings was an amiable cultivated man much interested in art and music he contributed 1100 to Sydney University towards the cost of an organ for the great hall He made many friends but was not a great parliamentarian though he was a prominent figure in the public life of New South Wales for many years 2 Jennings died at Brisbane on 11 July 1897 His wife had died in 1887 but he was survived by two sons and a daughter 2 3 5 Honours EditHe was a leading man among his co religionists 2 He actively sought honours and was fascinated with titles publishing an essay on knighthood 3 7 In 1874 he was honoured by Pope Pius IX with the Order of St Gregory the Great and in 1876 was made a Knight Commander of the Order of Pope Pius IX and St Gregory the Great he also received the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX from Pope Leo XIII He was created Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG in 1880 8 and was made an honorary Doctor of Laws LL D of Dublin University in 1887 9 The town of Jennings New South Wales was named in his honour 10 References Edit Smith W H 1880 The Australian Exhibition schottische music composed by W H Smith William Bullard a b c d e f Serle Percival 1949 Jennings Sir Patrick Alfred 1831 1897 Dictionary of Australian Biography Sydney Angus and Robertson Retrieved 30 October 2019 a b c d Cahill A E Jennings Sir Patrick Alfred 1831 1897 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 30 October 2019 Green Antony Index to Candidates Jacobs to Kassim New South Wales Election Results 1856 2007 Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 10 March 2021 a b Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings 1831 1897 Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 11 May 2019 Jennings Sir Patrick 11 February 1887 To the electors of The Bogan Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent p 5 Retrieved 10 March 2021 via Trove Jennings Sir Patrick 7 April 1877 Knighthood The Freeman s Journal p 17 Retrieved 10 March 2021 via Trove Chancery of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George The London Gazette No 24895 26 October 1880 p 5431 Mennell Philip 1892 Jennings Hon Sir Patrick Alfred The Dictionary of Australasian Biography London Hutchinson amp Co via Wikisource Jennings Tenterfield Shire Council Archived from the original on 29 August 2007 Retrieved 25 August 2007 Political officesPreceded byJohn Robertson Premier of New South Wales1886 1887 Succeeded byHenry ParkesPreceded byJohn Burns Colonial Treasurer1886 1887 Succeeded byJohn BurnsPreceded byGeorge Dibbs Colonial SecretaryOctober December 1885 Succeeded byJohn RobertsonPreceded byFrederick Darley Vice President of the Executive CouncilJan July 1883 VacantTitle next held byCharles MackellarNew South Wales Legislative AssemblyPreceded byRobert Landale Member for Murray1869 1872 Succeeded byWilliam HayPreceded byWalter Coonan Member for Bogan1880 1887 With George Cass Succeeded byJohn KellyJoseph Penzer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patrick Jennings amp oldid 1113863170, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
