22:
177:
and was a member for the remainder of his life, though never in office again. As a politician he was one of the earliest to realise the responsibility of the state towards the poor. Renwick authored the
Benevolent Society's incorporation act, he founded the state children's relief department, and as
198:
in 1877, and was vice-chancellor on several occasions. He was an early advocate for the foundation of a medical school at the university, and in 1877 donated £1000 to found a scholarship in the faculty of medicine. After the medical school was established in 1883 he provided the west stained-glass
199:
window in the upper hall of the medical school building. Renwick took the greatest interest in all movements for the welfare of the community, and his ability as an organiser led to his acting as a commissioner for New South Wales for the international exhibition in
113:. In 1868, Renwick married Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. John Saunders, at the Redfern Congregational Church. Renwick also became an examiner in medicine at the University of Sydney, and in 1877 was elected to its senate.
814:
804:
809:
218:
He was knighted in 1894. His skill for business led to his being placed on the boards of various important financial companies, but his really important work was his philanthropy.
819:
182:. In spite of his heavy workload as a physician, he gave much time to Sydney hospital, was its president for 29 years, was also president for about the same period of the
829:
73:
from
February 1862 to February 1864 and from February 1867 until February 1872. Renwick was educated at Redfern Grammar School and was one of the early students of the
631:
162:
794:
130:
824:
746:
721:
683:
204:
126:
212:
200:
109:
where he established a rapidly growing practice, becoming eventually one of the leading physicians and the first president of the local branch of the
675:
658:
766:
33:
94:
604:
272:
183:
146:
142:
799:
649:
122:
174:
554:
259:
666:
138:
497:
208:
264:
150:
737:
583:
503:
476:
443:
410:
377:
369:
158:
191:
110:
597:
402:
750:
641:
435:
707:
187:
106:
468:
729:
82:
342:
549:
789:
784:
614:
559:
195:
86:
74:
37:(30 May 1837 – 23 November 1908) was an Australian physician, politician and philanthropist.
178:
president of the original committee he had much to do with the bringing in of old-age pensions in
530:
90:
157:
on 12 October 1881, but lost his seat at the election held in
December 1882. He was elected for
21:
695:
624:
286:
278:
268:
166:
58:
311:
525:
170:
78:
70:
254:
179:
725:
691:
545:
341:
337:
778:
762:
758:
711:
703:
134:
687:
464:
431:
398:
365:
154:
679:
173:
from 26 February 1886 to 19 January 1887. In this year he was nominated to the
351:
25:
Sir Arthur
Renwick (1837-1908) Sydney physician, politician and philanthropist
282:
290:
186:, and he took much interest in the Deaf Dumb and Blind Institution, and the
50:
225:(aged 71), he was survived by his wife, five sons and a daughter.
97:, Edinburgh. Renwick did further courses in Glasgow, London and Paris.
46:
66:
53:, the son of George Renwick, a bricklayer, and his wife Christina,
20:
221:
Renwick died at Sydney of heart disease on 23 November 1908
263:. Vol. 6. Canberra: National Centre of Biography,
815:
Fellows of the Royal
College of Surgeons of England
805:
203:, and in similar positions for exhibitions held at
105:Renwick then returned to Sydney in 1862, living in
810:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council
77:, where he matriculated in 1853 and graduated
8:
820:Vice-chancellors of the University of Sydney
69:, Australia on 21 July 1841. His father was
579:
498:"Sir Arthur Renwick, MD, FRCS (1837-1908)"
473:New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007
440:New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007
407:New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007
374:New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007
350:. London: Hutchinson & Co – via
194:. He became a member of the senate of the
830:Scottish emigrants to colonial Australia
348:The Dictionary of Australasian Biography
370:"1879 University of Sydney by-election"
234:
137:, however he was elected a member for
795:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
248:
246:
244:
242:
240:
238:
184:Benevolent Society of New South Wales
81:in 1857. Renwick then studied at the
7:
650:New South Wales Legislative Assembly
123:New South Wales Legislative Assembly
825:19th-century Australian politicians
742:1885 – 1887
671:1879 – 1881
555:Dictionary of Australian Biography
260:Australian Dictionary of Biography
14:
550:"Renwick, Sir Arthur (1837-1908)"
57:Condie. His parents travelled as
255:"Renwick, Sir Arthur (1837-1908"
121:Renwick attempted to enter the
632:Minister of Public Instruction
403:"1879 East Sydney by-election"
265:Australian National University
163:Minister of Public Instruction
1:
584:Parliament of New South Wales
534:. 26 June 1894. p. 3652.
504:Parliament of New South Wales
477:Parliament of New South Wales
444:Parliament of New South Wales
411:Parliament of New South Wales
378:Parliament of New South Wales
117:Politician and philanthropist
343:"Renwick, Hon. Arthur"
143:by-election in December 1879
800:Australian Knights Bachelor
636:1886 – 1887
609:1881 – 1883
111:British Medical Association
846:
131:by-election in August 1879
755:
734:
718:
700:
663:
655:
648:
638:
629:
621:
611:
602:
594:
589:
582:
253:Rutledge, Martha (1976).
161:in October 1885, and was
188:Royal Hospital for Women
83:University of Edinburgh
502:Former members of the
26:
560:Angus & Robertson
24:
16:Australian politician
196:University of Sydney
171:Sir Patrick Jennings
133:but was defeated by
75:University of Sydney
45:Renwick was born in
605:Secretary for Mines
175:Legislative Council
147:Secretary for Mines
85:where he graduated
590:Political offices
531:The London Gazette
436:"1882 East Sydney"
267:. pp. 20–21.
30:Sir Arthur Renwick
27:
773:
772:
756:Succeeded by
751:Thomas Williamson
701:Succeeded by
639:Succeeded by
612:Succeeded by
316:Sydney's aldermen
274:978-0-522-84459-7
205:Amsterdam in 1883
201:Melbourne in 1880
59:bounty immigrants
837:
719:Preceded by
708:George Griffiths
659:Alexander Stuart
656:Preceded by
622:Preceded by
595:Preceded by
580:
571:
570:
568:
566:
542:
536:
535:
522:
516:
515:
513:
511:
494:
488:
487:
485:
483:
461:
455:
454:
452:
450:
428:
422:
421:
419:
417:
395:
389:
388:
386:
384:
362:
356:
355:
345:
334:
328:
327:
325:
323:
318:. City of Sydney
312:"George Renwick"
308:
302:
301:
299:
297:
250:
224:
213:Adelaide in 1887
155:Sir Henry Parkes
71:Mayor of Redfern
36:
845:
844:
840:
839:
838:
836:
835:
834:
775:
774:
769:
767:William Stephen
765:
761:
749:
747:John Sutherland
743:
741:
732:
728:
724:
722:John Sutherland
714:
710:
706:
690:
684:James Greenwood
682:
672:
670:
661:
644:
635:
627:
617:
608:
600:
575:
574:
564:
562:
546:Serle, Percival
544:
543:
539:
524:
523:
519:
509:
507:
496:
495:
491:
481:
479:
463:
462:
458:
448:
446:
430:
429:
425:
415:
413:
397:
396:
392:
382:
380:
364:
363:
359:
338:Mennell, Philip
336:
335:
331:
321:
319:
310:
309:
305:
295:
293:
275:
252:
251:
236:
231:
222:
209:Chicago in 1893
180:New South Wales
127:university seat
119:
103:
43:
32:
17:
12:
11:
5:
843:
841:
833:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
777:
776:
771:
770:
757:
754:
733:
730:Francis Wright
726:Alfred Fremlin
720:
716:
715:
702:
699:
692:John Macintosh
662:
657:
653:
652:
646:
645:
640:
637:
628:
623:
619:
618:
613:
610:
601:
596:
592:
591:
587:
586:
573:
572:
537:
517:
489:
469:"1885 Redfern"
456:
423:
390:
357:
329:
303:
273:
233:
232:
230:
227:
151:third ministry
118:
115:
102:
101:Medical career
99:
65:, arriving in
42:
39:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
842:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
782:
780:
768:
764:
763:William Schey
760:
759:James Farnell
753:
752:
748:
740:
739:
731:
727:
723:
717:
713:
712:John McElhone
709:
705:
704:Edmund Barton
698:
697:
693:
689:
685:
681:
677:
669:
668:
660:
654:
651:
647:
643:
634:
633:
626:
620:
616:
615:Joseph Abbott
607:
606:
599:
598:Ezekiel Baker
593:
588:
585:
581:
578:
561:
557:
556:
551:
547:
541:
538:
533:
532:
527:
521:
518:
506:
505:
499:
493:
490:
478:
474:
470:
466:
465:Green, Antony
460:
457:
445:
441:
437:
433:
432:Green, Antony
427:
424:
412:
408:
404:
400:
399:Green, Antony
394:
391:
379:
375:
371:
367:
366:Green, Antony
361:
358:
353:
349:
344:
339:
333:
330:
317:
313:
307:
304:
292:
288:
284:
280:
276:
270:
266:
262:
261:
256:
249:
247:
245:
243:
241:
239:
235:
228:
226:
219:
216:
214:
210:
206:
202:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
152:
148:
144:
140:
136:
135:Edmund Barton
132:
128:
124:
116:
114:
112:
108:
100:
98:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
72:
68:
64:
60:
56:
52:
48:
40:
38:
35:
31:
23:
19:
745:
735:
696:Henry Dangar
688:Henry Parkes
674:
664:
642:James Inglis
630:
603:
576:
563:. Retrieved
553:
540:
529:
520:
508:. Retrieved
501:
492:
480:. Retrieved
472:
459:
447:. Retrieved
439:
426:
414:. Retrieved
406:
393:
381:. Retrieved
373:
360:
347:
332:
320:. Retrieved
315:
306:
294:. Retrieved
258:
223:(1908-11-23)
220:
217:
145:. He became
120:
104:
93:(1861), and
62:
54:
44:
29:
28:
18:
790:1908 deaths
785:1837 births
736:Member for
680:George Reid
676:John Davies
667:East Sydney
665:Member for
625:James Young
526:"No. 26526"
139:East Sydney
61:aboard the
779:Categories
558:. Sydney:
352:Wikisource
229:References
192:Paddington
41:Early life
283:1833-7538
548:(1949).
340:(1892).
291:70677943
167:ministry
125:for the
95:F.R.C.S.
89:(1860),
51:Scotland
738:Redfern
577:
565:3 March
510:25 June
482:25 June
449:25 June
416:25 June
383:25 June
322:3 March
296:25 June
165:in the
159:Redfern
149:in the
141:at the
129:at the
107:Redfern
47:Glasgow
744:With:
673:With:
289:
281:
271:
67:Sydney
63:Helen
567:2021
512:2020
484:2020
451:2020
418:2020
385:2020
324:2021
298:2020
287:OCLC
279:ISSN
269:ISBN
211:and
91:M.D.
87:M.B.
79:B.A.
34:FRCS
190:at
169:of
153:of
55:née
781::
694:/
686:/
678:/
552:.
528:.
500:.
475:.
471:.
467:.
442:.
438:.
434:.
409:.
405:.
401:.
376:.
372:.
368:.
346:.
314:.
285:.
277:.
257:.
237:^
215:.
207:,
49:,
569:.
514:.
486:.
453:.
420:.
387:.
354:.
326:.
300:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
