About Joseph Eckford
Lived 1814 – 1884 (aged 70). Joseph Eckford was a publican and politician.
Joseph Eckford (8 November 1814 – 22 November 1884) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Newcastle to mariner William Eckford and Mary Orrell. He was a publican before entering politics, and on 19 June 1848, he married Harriet Kerwin, with whom he had ten children. In 1860, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Wollombi. He served until his defeat in 1872. He returned to the Assembly in 1877, serving until he was defeated again in 1882. Eckford died in Sydney in 1884.
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Who was Joseph Eckford?
Politician and publican in New South Wales, Australia
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Joseph Eckford was born on 8 November 1814 in Newcastle.
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Joseph Eckford died on 22 November 1884 in Sydney.
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Joseph Eckford was a publican and politician.
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