Surname: LORD
Given Names: John
Title and Honours: Mr
Qualifications:
Date and Place of Birth: 20 May 1814 - Halifax, Yorkshire,
England
Date of Death: 13 January 1890 - Hobart, Tasmania
House of Assembly: (1) 27 May 1864 (2) 3 December
1866
Electorate: Hobart Town
Party:
Positions Held:
Minister: No
Date of Departure: (1) October 1866 (2) September 1871
Reason for Departure: (2) Seat abolished.
Legislative Council: (1) 10 May 1855 (2) 28
August 1873
Electorate: (1) Hobart Town (2) Cambridge
Party: Independent
Positions Held:
Minister: No
Date of Departure: (1) August 1856 (2) 13 January 1890
Reason for Departure: Died in office.
Comments: Father of Alfred Lord (MLC Brighton, Cambridge);
brother of James Lord (MLC Oatlands, Pembroke).
House of Assembly Long Room Picture: 86
Source: Parliament of Tasmania Members Biographical Database, Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
Additional Reference Material:
A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1890-1964 [by] Colin A. Hughes and B. D. Graham. Canberra, ANU Press, 1968.
Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament, 1851-1960 / Scott Bennett and Barbara Bennett. Canberra : ANU, 1980.
