Montagu Consett Stephen (28 April 1827 – 19 May 1872) was an Australian politician. The Stephen family is a prominent legal dynasty in Australia. Montagu was born in

Hobart Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly hal ...

, the son of Virginia and

Alfred Stephen Sir Alfred Stephen (20 August 180215 October 1894) was an Australian judge and Chief Justice of New South Wales. Early life Alfred was born at St Christopher in the West Indies. His father, John Stephen (1771–1833), was related to James S ...

, who would later become Lieutenant-Governor of NSW and Chief Justice of NSW,. In 1843 he travelled to

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in England to complete his education, returning to

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in 1844 and becoming a solicitor's clerk. Admitted as a solicitor in 1849, he practised alone and in partnership until 1864. On 25 May 1853 he married Emily Clara Jennings Smith. Having moved to

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, he worked as solicitor to the Australian Mutual Provident Society and was a

Woollahra Woollahra ( ) is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Woollahra is located east of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local go ...

alderman and mayor. He also held a number of pastoral runs in partnership in

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. In 1869 he was elected to the

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for

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, but he resigned in 1870. Stephen died in London in 1872.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stephen, Montagu 1827 births 1872 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 19th-century Australian politicians Mayors of Woollahra