Arthur Jeffreys
Naval officer, pastoralist and politician in New South Wales, Australia
About Arthur Jeffreys
Lived 1811 – 1861 (aged 49). Arthur Jeffreys was a politician, naval officer and pastoralist.
Arthur Jeffreys (1 October 1811 – 13 September 1861) was an English-Australian politician.
He was born in Barnes in Surrey to the Reverend John Jeffreys. He migrated to New South Wales in 1839, and later purchased land near Queanbeyan at Acton. He also owned land in Sydney, notably at Canterbury and Kirribilli.
In 1851 he was elected unopposed as the member for the Pastoral District of Maneroo in the New South Wales Legislative Council, and resigned in February 1854.
He died of Bright's disease in 1861 at Hastings in Sussex.
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Who was Arthur Jeffreys?
naval officer, pastoralist and politician in New South Wales, Australia (1811-1861)
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Arthur Jeffreys was born on 1 October 1811.
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Arthur Jeffreys died on 13 September 1861.
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Arthur Jeffreys was a politician, naval officer and pastoralist.
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