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Richard Dry

Richard Dry

Surname:DRY

Given Names:Richard

Title and Honours:Sir

Qualifications:

Date and Place of Birth:20 September 1815 - Elphin Farm, Tasmania

Date of Death: 1 August 1869 - Hobart, Tasmania

 

Legislative Council: (1) 24 October 1851 (2) 23 December 1862

Electorate: (1) Launceston (2) Tamar

Party:Independent

Positions Held:Speaker 1851-55; Premier & Colonial Secretary 24 November 1866-1 August 1869

Date of Departure: (1) 1855 (2) 1 August 1869

Reason for Departure:(1) Resigned. (2) Died in office.

Comments:

First Tasmanian-born Premier.

House of Assembly Long Room Picture:69

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.