About Henry Oxley
Lived 1826 – 1867 (aged 40). Henry Oxley was a politician, land owner and coroner.
Henry Molesworth Oxley (10 April 1826 – 20 March 1867) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Kirkham near Camden to John Oxley and Emma Norton. In 1828, following the death of his father, he received a grant of land on the Wingecarribee River near Bowral in his father's honour. On 4 November 1854 he married Emily Orchard, with whom he had four children. In 1859 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Camden, but he was defeated in 1860. Oxley died at Wingecarribee in 1867.
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Who was Henry Oxley?
politician from New South Wales, Australia
When was Henry Oxley born?
Henry Oxley was born on 10 April 1826 in Kirkham.
When did Henry Oxley die?
Henry Oxley died on 20 March 1867 in Wingecarribee.
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Henry Oxley was a politician, land owner and coroner.
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