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Joseph Darling

Joseph Darling

Surname: DARLING

Given Names: Joseph

Title and Honours: Mr, CBE (1938)

Qualifications:

Date and Place of Birth: 21 November 1870 - Glen Osmond, South Australia

Date of Death: 2 January 1946 - Hobart, Tasmania

 

 

 

Legislative Council:3 May 1921

Electorate: Cambridge

Party: Independent

Positions Held:

Date of Departure:2 January 1946

Reason for Departure: Died in office.

Comments:

Last surviving member of Australian Cricket X1 which toured England in 1896. Captained the Australian team while resident in Tasmania, though he only played for South Australia in interstate matches.

House of Assembly Long Room Picture: 370

House of Assembly Long Room Picture Number indicates each Member's position in the photographic record.

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.