Alfred Stokes (1835 – 15 June 1914) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born in

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to publican John Stokes and Sarah Leonard. He arrived in

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around 1856, mining at

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and

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before moving to

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some time around 1860. On 27 October 1857 he married Mary Ann Glancey; they had eight children. Having settled in

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, he became a successful hotel and property owner. In 1882 he was elected to the

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as the member for

. He served until 1891, when he retired. Stokes died at

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in 1914.

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1835 births 1914 deaths Colony of New South Wales people Australian hoteliers Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Protectionist Party politicians British hoteliers {{Australia-politician-stub