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Husband: | Edward Broadhurst (1810-1883) | |
Wife: | Harriett Lucy Greenhill (c. 1833- ) | |
Marriage | 7 May 1853 | New South Wales, Australia |
Name: | Edward Broadhurst | |
Sex: | Male | |
Father: | Thomas Broadhurst (c. 1768-1851) | |
Mother: | Frances Whittaker (c. 1778-1864) | |
Birth | 2 Jul 1810 | Bath, Somerset |
Death | 7 Apr 1883 (age 72) | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Name: | Harriett Lucy Greenhill | |
Sex: | Female | |
Father: | Stephen Greenhill ( - ) | |
Mother: | - | |
Birth | c. 1833 |
Member of the NSW Legislative Council, Australia, 1851-1861
Foundation member of the Senate of Sydney University in 1850.
Qualifications, occupations and interests: Lawyer (barrister). Educated by his father and then at Shrewsbury School. Had an outstanding academic record in mathematics and classics at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge. Rebelled against his father's religion by forfeiting the degree rather than making the religious declaration required of graduates. Called to the Bar at Middle Temple, England, in 1837. Migrated to Sydney in the same year and was admitted to the New South Wales Bar on 5 February 1838. Quickly gained a large practice. In 1841, income was £2000. In 1844 clashed bitterly with Robert Lowe. In 1848, became a Commissioner inquiring into the consititution and practice of the courts. In 1858, became a Queen's Counsel and was known as 'father of the Bar'. Ill health caused him to retire some years before his death.
Personal: Son of the Reverend Thomas Broadhurst and his wife Frances Whittaker. Married Harriett Lucy Greenhill, daughter of Stephen Greenhill, on 7 May 1853, and had issue 1 son and 1 daughter.
Additional Information: Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3
Source: http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf