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Samuel Gordon (Australian politician)

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Gordon was the son of an Irish farmer, David Gordon and his wife Mary Deane. Gordon was educated in private schools in Ireland.
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in 1829 and worked in a number of mercantile houses before commencing his own company, which was involved in trade between
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particularly in questions of constitutional reform, education and land reform. He retained the seat at the
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in the first New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Gordon was a supporter of
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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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Canberra: National Centre of Biography, 101:, Sydney, where Gordon lived for some time 20: 235: 160:English, Scottish & Australian Bank 116:for three terms from 1856 until 1860. 647:People from Ballynahinch, County Down 637:Irish emigrants to colonial Australia 245: 243: 241: 239: 7: 531:New South Wales Legislative Assembly 312:"Mr Samuel Deane Gordon (1811–1882)" 114:New South Wales Legislative Assembly 642:19th-century Australian politicians 548:1856 – 1859} 110:New South Wales Legislative Council 257:Australian Dictionary of Biography 252:"Gordon, Samuel Deane (1811-1882)" 14: 262:Australian National University 1: 508:. 14 December 1860. p. 3 451:Parliament of New South Wales 418:Parliament of New South Wales 385:Parliament of New South Wales 352:Parliament of New South Wales 318:Parliament of New South Wales 627:Politicians from County Down 480:. 4 December 1860. p. 3 443:"1859 Illawarra by-election" 583:1859 – 1860 168:St Andrew's College, Sydney 663: 220:1859 Illawarra by-election 585: 576: 568: 541: 536: 529: 88: 472:"To Samuel D Gordon Esq" 632:Politicians from Sydney 316:Former members of the 102: 505:Sydney Morning Herald 477:Sydney Morning Herald 97: 16:Australian politician 579:Member for Illawarra 410:"1859 The Williams" 178:Colonial Parliament 164:Presbyterian Church 106:Samuel Deane Gordon 40:Samuel Deane Gordon 550:Served alongside: 516:– via Trove. 488:– via Trove. 145:Murrumbidgee River 103: 595: 594: 586:Succeeded by 544:Member for Durham 271:978-0-522-84459-7 192:John Dunmore Lang 133:Van Diemen's Land 92: 91: 654: 569:Preceded by 527: 518: 517: 515: 513: 496: 490: 489: 487: 485: 468: 462: 461: 459: 457: 435: 429: 428: 426: 424: 402: 396: 395: 393: 391: 369: 363: 362: 360: 358: 336: 330: 329: 327: 325: 308: 299: 298: 296: 294: 247: 127:He emigrated to 74: 49: 47: 31:Personal details 21: 662: 661: 657: 656: 655: 653: 652: 651: 597: 596: 591: 582: 574: 563:Seat abolished 549: 547: 522: 521: 511: 509: 498: 497: 493: 483: 481: 470: 469: 465: 455: 453: 437: 436: 432: 422: 420: 404: 403: 399: 389: 387: 371: 370: 366: 356: 354: 338: 337: 333: 323: 321: 310: 309: 302: 292: 290: 272: 249: 248: 237: 232: 180: 137:New South Wales 122: 99:Gladswood House 82:New South Wales 76: 72: 51: 50:12 October 1811 45: 43: 42: 41: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 660: 658: 650: 649: 644: 639: 634: 629: 624: 619: 614: 609: 599: 598: 593: 592: 589:Robert Haworth 587: 584: 575: 570: 566: 565: 560: 540: 534: 533: 520: 519: 491: 463: 430: 397: 364: 331: 300: 270: 234: 233: 231: 228: 216:1858 elections 200:John Robertson 196:Charles Cowper 179: 176: 121: 118: 90: 89: 86: 85: 75:(aged 70) 69: 65: 64: 39: 37: 33: 32: 28: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 659: 648: 645: 643: 640: 638: 635: 633: 630: 628: 625: 623: 620: 618: 615: 613: 610: 608: 605: 604: 602: 590: 581: 580: 573: 572:John Hargrave 567: 564: 561: 559: 558: 554: 546: 545: 539: 535: 532: 528: 525: 507: 506: 501: 495: 492: 479: 478: 473: 467: 464: 452: 448: 444: 440: 439:Green, Antony 434: 431: 419: 415: 411: 407: 406:Green, Antony 401: 398: 386: 382: 378: 377:"1858 Durham" 374: 373:Green, Antony 368: 365: 353: 349: 345: 344:"1856 Durham" 341: 340:Green, Antony 335: 332: 320: 319: 313: 307: 305: 301: 289: 285: 281: 277: 273: 267: 263: 259: 258: 253: 250:Rutledge, M. 246: 244: 242: 240: 236: 229: 227: 225: 224:1860 election 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 204:1858 election 201: 197: 193: 189: 185: 177: 175: 173: 169: 165: 161: 157: 153: 148: 146: 142: 138: 134: 130: 125: 119: 117: 115: 111: 107: 100: 96: 87: 83: 79: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 38: 34: 29: 25:Samuel Gordon 22: 19: 577: 562: 551: 542: 537: 523: 510:. 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Index

Ballynahinch
Downshire
Ulster
Double Bay
New South Wales

Gladswood House
New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Sydney
Van Diemen's Land
New South Wales
Liverpool
Murrumbidgee River
Edward Flood
Queensland
English, Scottish & Australian Bank
Presbyterian Church
St Andrew's College, Sydney
YMCA
1856
Durham
John Dunmore Lang
Charles Cowper
John Robertson
1858 election
The Williams
Morpeth
1858 elections
1859 Illawarra by-election

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