Richard Hargrave (1 February 1817 – 19 January 1905) was an Australian politician and a pastoralist. Hargrave was born to Joshua Hargrave and Sarah Hargrave (née Lee) on 1 February 1817 at

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, England. His father was a hardware merchant. He arrived in Sydney in 1838 on board the Argyle and went to work on Combelong Station at Monaro for Messrs Hughes and Hosking. The following year he became a partner of the Callendoon Station and the Goondiwini Stations on the

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. He founded Beeboo and Whylm on the Severn River. In 1843, he lost everything along with his partners following the financial collapse of the

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economy in that year. His merchant father refinanced Hargrave and he was able to purchase at

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which he named "Hillgrove Station". He also acquired leases for Bostobrick and Tyringham and Hernani in New England. He was said to be involved in much conflict with the local Aboriginal population. He married Mary William on 16 February 1847 at Sydney. They had six sons and one daughter. Was a member for New England and Macleay from 17 April 1856 to 19 December 1857 in the first

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. During his time as a member he was a member of the following committees: *Elections and Qualifications Committee *Impounding Laws Committee *Australian Trust Company's Bill Committee *Petition of Mr David Cross Committee *Elections and Qualifications Committee *Reclaiming Land,

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Bay Committee *Secondary Punishment Committee *Scab and Catarrh in Sheep Committee * Australian Gas Company's Light Bill Committee After politics, he and his wife retired to Armidale and moved into a cottage near the railway station. The street where they lived is now named Hargrave Street after them. He died at Armidale on 19 January 1905, the final surviving member of the first Legislative Assembly. His brother

John Hargrave John Gordon Hargrave (6 June 1894 – 21 November 1982), (woodcraft name 'White Fox'), was a prominent youth leader and politician in Britain during the 1920s and 1930s, Head Man of the Kibbo Kift, described in his obituary as an 'author, c ...

also served in the New South Wales Parliament after arriving in New South Wales in 1857. His brother went on to become Solicitor-General, Attorney General and a judge of the

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.
His nephew

Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave, MRAeS, (29 January 18506 July 1915) was an Australian engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer. He was perhaps best known for inventing the box kite, which was quickly adopted by other aircraft desig ...

was the inventor of the box or cellular kite. Hargrave's great, grandson Rick Colless was a member of the Legislative Council.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hargrave, Richard Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1817 births 1905 deaths 19th-century Australian politicians