Richard Lewis Jenkins

Richard Lewis Jenkins (1815 13 August 1883) was a Welsh-born Australian politician.

He was born at Newport in Monmouthshire, the son of Richard Jenkins. A qualified medical doctor, he migrated to Sydney for health reasons in 1841. After settling in the Hunter Valley, he married Mary Rae Johnstone, the daughter of the first magistrate. He bought land on the Peel and Namoi rivers. In 1857 he returned to Sydney, and in 1858 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Liverpool Plains and Gwydir. Re-elected for Gwydir in 1859, he was defeated in 1860. He was an early advocate for compulsory universal public education. Jenkins died at Brisbane in 1883.[1]

References

  1. "Dr Richard Lewis Jenkins (1815 - 1883)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Gideon Lang
Francis Rusden
Member for Liverpool Plains and Gwydir
1858–1859
Served alongside: Edward Lloyd
Abolished
New seat Member for Gwydir
1859–1860
Succeeded by
Francis Rusden
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