Colonial Treasurer 24.2.1925 -17.6.1925
(Fuller (Coalition) Ministry No.41 13.4.1922 - 17.6.1925)
Born Kiama, NSW, 22 January 1861 son of George, landowner, and Sarah Miller.
A gifted scholar educated Kiama, Sydney Grammar and University of Sydney.
Read law with Mr Justice Manning, and called to Bar 1884. Preferred politics and business and never practiced, investing shrewdly in real estate. ‘
'A kindly, portly man of great courtesy, he enjoyed wide respect and popularity.’
Leader Liberal Party 1916-1917. Member for Kiama 1889-1894, Wollondilly 1915-1928. Premier for one day 20.12.1921. Federal Member for Illawarra 1901-1913.
Married Ada Louisa King at Woollahra 1893.
Died 22 July 1940 Darlinghurst, buried in the Anglican section of the Porter's Garden Beach Cemetery, North Kiama.
NSW Treasurers
Last updated: 04/02/2021
