John Wetherspoon

John Wetherspoon (13 July 1844 – 12 June 1928) was a Scottish-born Australian politician.

He was born at Newburgh in Fifeshire to farmer Andrew Wetherspoon and Helen Marr. He migrated to New South Wales in 1853, becoming a shepherd in New England and then an overseer, eventually managing a station on the Liverpool Plains. In around 1871 he purchased land at Glen Innes, and on 20 December 1871 he married Catherine Crothers, with whom he had a daughter. He was closely involved with the Farmers and Settlers Association, serving as an executive member from 1901 to 1914 and as vice-president from 1904 to 1909 and from 1911 to 1914. In 1908 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a Liberal. He held his seat until his death near Glen Innes in 1928.^[1]

References

↑ Parliament of New South Wales (2008). "Mr John Wetherspoon (1844-1928)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

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[nsw-1] Parliament of New South Wales (2008). "Mr John Wetherspoon (1844-1928)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.