Joseph Creer

Joseph Creer (1 February 183217 August 1913) was a Manx-born Australian politician and cabinetmaker.

Early life He was born on the Isle of Man to farmer Patrick Creer and Ann Quirk. He married Annie Harrison at Liverpool in 1854; they had nine children. He left Maitland due to flooding and moved to Newcastle in 1870, working as a cabinet maker, until his business was destroyed by fire. He then established a successful business as an auctioneer. He was a prominent member of the temperance movement in Newcastle,

Civic and political career In 1867 he was elected an alderman of the Borough of West Maitland. He was defeated in February 1869, but re-elected to a casual vacancy in April 1869. He was first elected an alderman for Newcastle in 1875, serving until 1887, He did not hold any ministerial or parliamentary office. He moved to Summer Hill on his return, where he died in 1913 (aged 82).