Colonial Treasurer 14.8.1891 - 22.10.1891
(Parkes Ministry No.26 8.3.1889 - 22.10.1891)
Born Rotherhithe, Surrey, England, 28 June 1851, son of William Howard, master mariner and shipowner, and Agnes Rosa, nee Allen.
Arrived Melbourne with parents 7 July 1854, on his father’s ship Express.
Educated England and Melbourne.
Entered Inner Temple 1873. Called to Bar in Melbourne in 1877 practicing in Melbourne and Sydney.
Commercial interests in Melbourne. Author and frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines. Returned to Sydney to practice at Bar.
Member for Gundagai November 1882, 1882-1884, The Glebe 1889-1894. Federal member for Parkes 1901-1919.
A ‘white haired and moustached, tall, stout, double-chinned, good-looking’ and a ‘fine speaker and debator.’
Married Sarah Jane Creswell 1879.
Died 14 August 1937, Bowral, NSW, buried Church of England cemetery.
His estate valued at over £42,000.
NSW Treasurers
Last updated: 04/02/2021
