Fergus Smith
Fergus Jago Smith (8 June 1843 – 25 January 1924) was an Australian politician and pastoralist.
Early life
[edit | edit source]He was born at Gulgong to John Smith, a chemistry professor and later politician, and Mary née Tom,[1][a] the eldest of 11 children.[3] He attended The King's School in Parramatta, and after a world tour worked on his father's station at Molong and then on another station near Bathurst which he later owned.
Political career
[edit | edit source]In 1887 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for West Macquarie. He did not re-contest in 1889. In 1895 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council,[4] where he remained until his death. He was a brother-in-law to fellow politicians Charles Barton and Sir Joseph Innes.[1]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Smith married Emily Grace Machattie on 25 January 1866. They had no children,[3] but adopted a daughter, Violet Kathleen Marion,[5] who married Lieutenant-Colonel Chetwynd Rokeby Alfred Bond, who served in the Indian Staff Corps.[6] Smith died at Bathurst on 25 January 1924 (aged 80),[3] and his estate was valued at £76,810.[5]
Notes
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