Member of House Of Assembly for 28 years
Speaker and Minister of The Crown
Examiner (Launceston, Tas:1900-1954) Wednesday 23 September 1903
DEATH OF HON. N. J. BROWN SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
At midday yesterday our Hobart correspondent wired that the Hon. Nicholas John Brown, Speaker of the House ofAssembly, had passed away.
For some time past Mr. Brown's health has caused those around him grave anxiety. He took his place in the Assembly when the session was opened, but was unequal to the strain of discharging the duties of his high office, which since the first formal sitting have been performed by the chairman of committees, Mr. J. G. Davies.
Mr. Brown's Parliamentary career has been a long and honourable one. He was a native of the island, being the son of Mr. Richard Brown, and born at Hobart in 1838. He was educated at Hutchins School, and then took up pastoral pursuits.
In January, 1875, he entered the House of Assembly as representative of Cumberland, for which he was repeatedly returned. At. the general election of 1883, however, he failed to keep his hold on the electorate, which then included the original West Coast constituency of Montagu, now in its turn subdivided, but in March of the following year he was re-elected for Cumberland, then separated from Montagnu, and has sat for it since. Practically, therefore, Mr. Brown at the time of his death had rendered his country 28 years of Parliamentary service.
Once in the Assembly, Mr. Brown soon came to the front, and after only two years as a private member he became a Minister of the Crown, taking the portfolio of Minister of Lands and Works in the first Mlinistry of Sir Philip Fysh (Federal Postmaster-General) in 1877. But it was a short-lived Government, and in December of the following year Mr. Brown found himself once more a private member.
The Hon gentleman held the same portfolio in the Giblin Ministry from December, 1882, to August,1884, and in the Douglas and Agnew Ministries till March, 1877. His next
oflicial position in the state was that of Speaker, his election as which took place in 1891. He presided over the deliberations of the Assembly till 1893, but in the next Parliament Hon. B. S. Bird was selected for the chair. However, in 1897 Mr. Brown once more gained the honour of the Speakership, and held it to his death. His conduct in the office was ever characterised by the strictest impartiality, and in everything he did he aimed at the maintenance of the dignity of the House.
In the consummation of federal union Mr. Brown played a very prominent part. He was one of the representatives of Tasmania at the Sydney Convention of 1883, at which the draft of the Federal Council Bill was agreed to. In March, 1880, he was appointed one of the Tasmanian representatives in the Federal Council of Australasia, but upon a change of administration he was objected to by the Ministry as being a political opponent, and therefore did not take his seat in the Council. In 1892 Brown was again appointed a member of the Federal Council by the Dobson Ministry, and sat in it in the session of January, 1893. On the resignation of the ministry in April, 1895,Mr. Brown offered to retire from his position as a member of the Council in preference to entering upon any controversy with the incoming Ministry as to his right to retain it. That offer was accepted. Mr. Brown was also one ofthe Tasmanian delegates to the Federal Convention (Sydney) in 1851, and was third on the poll of the ten who were selected to stand for this state at the convention which met in Adelaide, Sydney, and Melbourne in 1897-8, and at
which was framed the constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia.
In various other capacities Mr. Brown has done much excellent service on the state's behalf. As a trustee of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, a member of the council of the Tasmanian University, and in a similar capacity as regards the Royal Society, the late member for Cumberland has been an active and esteemed worker on public behalf.
Speaker and Minister of The Crown
Examiner (Launceston, Tas:1900-1954) Wednesday 23 September 1903
DEATH OF HON. N. J. BROWN SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
At midday yesterday our Hobart correspondent wired that the Hon. Nicholas John Brown, Speaker of the House ofAssembly, had passed away.
For some time past Mr. Brown's health has caused those around him grave anxiety. He took his place in the Assembly when the session was opened, but was unequal to the strain of discharging the duties of his high office, which since the first formal sitting have been performed by the chairman of committees, Mr. J. G. Davies.
Mr. Brown's Parliamentary career has been a long and honourable one. He was a native of the island, being the son of Mr. Richard Brown, and born at Hobart in 1838. He was educated at Hutchins School, and then took up pastoral pursuits.
In January, 1875, he entered the House of Assembly as representative of Cumberland, for which he was repeatedly returned. At. the general election of 1883, however, he failed to keep his hold on the electorate, which then included the original West Coast constituency of Montagu, now in its turn subdivided, but in March of the following year he was re-elected for Cumberland, then separated from Montagnu, and has sat for it since. Practically, therefore, Mr. Brown at the time of his death had rendered his country 28 years of Parliamentary service.
Once in the Assembly, Mr. Brown soon came to the front, and after only two years as a private member he became a Minister of the Crown, taking the portfolio of Minister of Lands and Works in the first Mlinistry of Sir Philip Fysh (Federal Postmaster-General) in 1877. But it was a short-lived Government, and in December of the following year Mr. Brown found himself once more a private member.
The Hon gentleman held the same portfolio in the Giblin Ministry from December, 1882, to August,1884, and in the Douglas and Agnew Ministries till March, 1877. His next
oflicial position in the state was that of Speaker, his election as which took place in 1891. He presided over the deliberations of the Assembly till 1893, but in the next Parliament Hon. B. S. Bird was selected for the chair. However, in 1897 Mr. Brown once more gained the honour of the Speakership, and held it to his death. His conduct in the office was ever characterised by the strictest impartiality, and in everything he did he aimed at the maintenance of the dignity of the House.
In the consummation of federal union Mr. Brown played a very prominent part. He was one of the representatives of Tasmania at the Sydney Convention of 1883, at which the draft of the Federal Council Bill was agreed to. In March, 1880, he was appointed one of the Tasmanian representatives in the Federal Council of Australasia, but upon a change of administration he was objected to by the Ministry as being a political opponent, and therefore did not take his seat in the Council. In 1892 Brown was again appointed a member of the Federal Council by the Dobson Ministry, and sat in it in the session of January, 1893. On the resignation of the ministry in April, 1895,Mr. Brown offered to retire from his position as a member of the Council in preference to entering upon any controversy with the incoming Ministry as to his right to retain it. That offer was accepted. Mr. Brown was also one ofthe Tasmanian delegates to the Federal Convention (Sydney) in 1851, and was third on the poll of the ten who were selected to stand for this state at the convention which met in Adelaide, Sydney, and Melbourne in 1897-8, and at
which was framed the constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia.
In various other capacities Mr. Brown has done much excellent service on the state's behalf. As a trustee of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, a member of the council of the Tasmanian University, and in a similar capacity as regards the Royal Society, the late member for Cumberland has been an active and esteemed worker on public behalf.
Member of House Of Assembly for 28 years
Speaker and Minister of The Crown
Examiner (Launceston, Tas:1900-1954) Wednesday 23 September 1903
DEATH OF HON. N. J. BROWN SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
At midday yesterday our Hobart correspondent wired that the Hon. Nicholas John Brown, Speaker of the House ofAssembly, had passed away.
For some time past Mr. Brown's health has caused those around him grave anxiety. He took his place in the Assembly when the session was opened, but was unequal to the strain of discharging the duties of his high office, which since the first formal sitting have been performed by the chairman of committees, Mr. J. G. Davies.
Mr. Brown's Parliamentary career has been a long and honourable one. He was a native of the island, being the son of Mr. Richard Brown, and born at Hobart in 1838. He was educated at Hutchins School, and then took up pastoral pursuits.
In January, 1875, he entered the House of Assembly as representative of Cumberland, for which he was repeatedly returned. At. the general election of 1883, however, he failed to keep his hold on the electorate, which then included the original West Coast constituency of Montagu, now in its turn subdivided, but in March of the following year he was re-elected for Cumberland, then separated from Montagnu, and has sat for it since. Practically, therefore, Mr. Brown at the time of his death had rendered his country 28 years of Parliamentary service.
Once in the Assembly, Mr. Brown soon came to the front, and after only two years as a private member he became a Minister of the Crown, taking the portfolio of Minister of Lands and Works in the first Mlinistry of Sir Philip Fysh (Federal Postmaster-General) in 1877. But it was a short-lived Government, and in December of the following year Mr. Brown found himself once more a private member.
The Hon gentleman held the same portfolio in the Giblin Ministry from December, 1882, to August,1884, and in the Douglas and Agnew Ministries till March, 1877. His next
oflicial position in the state was that of Speaker, his election as which took place in 1891. He presided over the deliberations of the Assembly till 1893, but in the next Parliament Hon. B. S. Bird was selected for the chair. However, in 1897 Mr. Brown once more gained the honour of the Speakership, and held it to his death. His conduct in the office was ever characterised by the strictest impartiality, and in everything he did he aimed at the maintenance of the dignity of the House.
In the consummation of federal union Mr. Brown played a very prominent part. He was one of the representatives of Tasmania at the Sydney Convention of 1883, at which the draft of the Federal Council Bill was agreed to. In March, 1880, he was appointed one of the Tasmanian representatives in the Federal Council of Australasia, but upon a change of administration he was objected to by the Ministry as being a political opponent, and therefore did not take his seat in the Council. In 1892 Brown was again appointed a member of the Federal Council by the Dobson Ministry, and sat in it in the session of January, 1893. On the resignation of the ministry in April, 1895,Mr. Brown offered to retire from his position as a member of the Council in preference to entering upon any controversy with the incoming Ministry as to his right to retain it. That offer was accepted. Mr. Brown was also one ofthe Tasmanian delegates to the Federal Convention (Sydney) in 1851, and was third on the poll of the ten who were selected to stand for this state at the convention which met in Adelaide, Sydney, and Melbourne in 1897-8, and at
which was framed the constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia.
In various other capacities Mr. Brown has done much excellent service on the state's behalf. As a trustee of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, a member of the council of the Tasmanian University, and in a similar capacity as regards the Royal Society, the late member for Cumberland has been an active and esteemed worker on public behalf.
Speaker and Minister of The Crown
Examiner (Launceston, Tas:1900-1954) Wednesday 23 September 1903
DEATH OF HON. N. J. BROWN SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
At midday yesterday our Hobart correspondent wired that the Hon. Nicholas John Brown, Speaker of the House ofAssembly, had passed away.
For some time past Mr. Brown's health has caused those around him grave anxiety. He took his place in the Assembly when the session was opened, but was unequal to the strain of discharging the duties of his high office, which since the first formal sitting have been performed by the chairman of committees, Mr. J. G. Davies.
Mr. Brown's Parliamentary career has been a long and honourable one. He was a native of the island, being the son of Mr. Richard Brown, and born at Hobart in 1838. He was educated at Hutchins School, and then took up pastoral pursuits.
In January, 1875, he entered the House of Assembly as representative of Cumberland, for which he was repeatedly returned. At. the general election of 1883, however, he failed to keep his hold on the electorate, which then included the original West Coast constituency of Montagu, now in its turn subdivided, but in March of the following year he was re-elected for Cumberland, then separated from Montagnu, and has sat for it since. Practically, therefore, Mr. Brown at the time of his death had rendered his country 28 years of Parliamentary service.
Once in the Assembly, Mr. Brown soon came to the front, and after only two years as a private member he became a Minister of the Crown, taking the portfolio of Minister of Lands and Works in the first Mlinistry of Sir Philip Fysh (Federal Postmaster-General) in 1877. But it was a short-lived Government, and in December of the following year Mr. Brown found himself once more a private member.
The Hon gentleman held the same portfolio in the Giblin Ministry from December, 1882, to August,1884, and in the Douglas and Agnew Ministries till March, 1877. His next
oflicial position in the state was that of Speaker, his election as which took place in 1891. He presided over the deliberations of the Assembly till 1893, but in the next Parliament Hon. B. S. Bird was selected for the chair. However, in 1897 Mr. Brown once more gained the honour of the Speakership, and held it to his death. His conduct in the office was ever characterised by the strictest impartiality, and in everything he did he aimed at the maintenance of the dignity of the House.
In the consummation of federal union Mr. Brown played a very prominent part. He was one of the representatives of Tasmania at the Sydney Convention of 1883, at which the draft of the Federal Council Bill was agreed to. In March, 1880, he was appointed one of the Tasmanian representatives in the Federal Council of Australasia, but upon a change of administration he was objected to by the Ministry as being a political opponent, and therefore did not take his seat in the Council. In 1892 Brown was again appointed a member of the Federal Council by the Dobson Ministry, and sat in it in the session of January, 1893. On the resignation of the ministry in April, 1895,Mr. Brown offered to retire from his position as a member of the Council in preference to entering upon any controversy with the incoming Ministry as to his right to retain it. That offer was accepted. Mr. Brown was also one ofthe Tasmanian delegates to the Federal Convention (Sydney) in 1851, and was third on the poll of the ten who were selected to stand for this state at the convention which met in Adelaide, Sydney, and Melbourne in 1897-8, and at
which was framed the constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia.
In various other capacities Mr. Brown has done much excellent service on the state's behalf. As a trustee of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, a member of the council of the Tasmanian University, and in a similar capacity as regards the Royal Society, the late member for Cumberland has been an active and esteemed worker on public behalf.
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