James Tonkin

James Ebenezer Tonkin (1835 – 8 May 1906) was an English-born Australian politician.

He was born to bedstead manufacturer James Tonkin and Jemima Stephens, and migrated to Melbourne in 1854. He was a goldminer at Ballarat, Bendigo, Mount Alexander and Ararat, and from 1856 to 1859 pursued business in Geelong. He followed the gold rush to New Zealand, but returned to Victoria in 1866, moving to New South Wales in 1868. During his time in New Zealand he married Mary Ann Smith, with whom he had twelve children. In 1870 he settled in the Bathurst district, becoming a contractor and hotelier, as well as a local alderman. In 1887 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for East Macquarie. He shifted to the seat of Macquarie in 1894 but was defeated in 1895. He died at Glebe in 1906.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Mr James Ebenezer Tonkin (1835 - 1906)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
John Shepherd		 Member for East Macquarie
1887–1894
Served alongside: Sydney Smith		 Abolished
New seat Member for Macquarie
1894–1895 		Succeeded by
William Hurley
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