Benjamin Backhouse diary, 1850-1874, 1903

MLMSS 861

fonds

6 January 1850-26 August 1874, 4-6 April 1903

442198

Copy print : MLMSS 861
Microfilm : FM3/636

1 vol. - manuscript

Benjamin Backhouse (1829-1904), stonemason, architect and parliamentarian, was born in England where he trained under his father as a stonemason. He emigrated to Victoria in 1853 where he worked as a stonemason and later as an architect and surveyor. After returning to England in 1860 he arrived in Brisbane in 1861 where he worked as an architect before moving to Sydney in 1868. He was elected an independent member of the NSW Legislative Council in 1895 and remained a member until his death in July 1904.

6 January 1850-26 August 1874, 4-6 April 1903
Diary of Benjamin Backhouse. The diary commences in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, and is mainly a record of births and deaths of members of the Backhouse family. Last entries in April 1903 record the death of his wife and lists the members of his family.

Out of copyright:
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This collection was listed in 2004 as part of the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW 1856-2006 Project.