Robert Stanley (Australian politician)

Robert Stanley
Member of the Victorian Parliament
for Horsam
In office
1 November 1900 – 1 May 1904
Preceded byJames Hugh Brake
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Member of the Victorian Parliament
for Lowan
In office
1 July 1906 – 16 November 1911
Preceded bySir William Irvine
Succeeded byJames Menzies
Personal details
Bornc.1847
County Tipperary, Ireland
Died23 August 1918 (aged 73)
Northcote, Victoria
Resting placeHeidelberg Cemetery
NationalityIrish Australian
Political partyCommonwealth Liberal Party
SpouseMary Jane Strudwick
Children5 sons, 4 daughters
Parent(s)Thomas and Martha Stanley
OccupationMiner, Farmer

Robert Stanley (c. 1847 – 23 August 1918) was an Australian politician representing the electoral districts of Horsham and Lowan in the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Commonwealth Liberal Party.[1]

Biography

Stanley arrived in Australia in approximately c.1867. He was a miner at Ballarat, Victoria and in South Australia. He was a Shire Councillor on Shire of Wimmera from 1890 to 1906 and served as Shire President from 1891 till 1892 and again whilst in between electoral districts from 1905 until 1906.[2]

He was married to Mary Jane Stanley (nee Strudwick) and fathered 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote and was interred at Heidelberg Cemetery.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/details/1460-stanley-robert%7C Victorian Parliament, former members - Retrieved 2016-02-06
  2. ^ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72987685%7C NLA, The Horsham Times - Retrieved 2016-02-06
  3. ^ http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/details/1460-stanley-robert%7C Victorian Parliament, former members - Retrieved 2016-02-06
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Horsham
1900–1904 		District abolished
Preceded by Member for Lowan
1906–1911 		Succeeded by