Name |
Darvall, John Bayley |
Prefix |
Sir |
Born |
19 Nov 1809 |
Felixkirk, Yorkshire, England |
Gender |
Male |
School |
1835 |
Trinity College, Cambridge, England |
John attended Eton and Trinity College graduating his Bachelor of Arts 1833 and Master of Arts 1837. Admitted to Middle Temple 1833. Articled to uncle Sir John Bayley and later marshall to Lord Bayley. Called to the Bar in 1838. |
Elected |
1836 |
Electoral District of East Maitland, Maitland, NSW |
John stood against Henry Parkes and won. |
Occupation |
1839 |
Sydney, NSW |
Admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1839 and established a practice. Declined judgeship in Victoria in 1851 and became a Queens Counsel in 1853. Associated with pastoral and commercial interests soon after arrival. |
Emigration |
Aug 1839 |
Sydney, NSW |
Arrived in Sydney in August 1839. |
Employment |
1840 |
Sydney, NSW |
Director of Sydney Banking Company, Australian Banking Company. Was involved with other companies which collapsed in early 1840's depression. Founding Director of Australian Joint Stock Bank. Member of Sydney Chamber of Commerce. Member of the first Senate of Sydney University 1850 - 1868. Trustee Australian Club. |
Elected |
1843 |
Sydney, NSW |
A Non-Elective Member of the first Legislative Council 1843 – 1856 |
Employment |
1850 |
The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW |
Member of the first Senate of Sydney University 1850 - 1868. |
Employment |
1853 |
Sydney, NSW |
It is noted that Henry Parkes (the father of the federation) read for the Bar "under the tutelage of J. B. Darvall" while renting "Hellenie" the former Sherderds home.
Parkes later appointed Darvall as Solicitor General and later Attorney General when Premier of NSW. |
Elected |
4 Apr 1856 |
Sydney, NSW |
Member for Cumberland (North Riding) |
Elected |
6 Jun 1856 |
Sydney, NSW |
Solicitor General, NSW |
Elected |
26 May 1857 |
Sydney, NSW |
Attorney General, NSW |
Elected |
25 Jun 1859 |
Hawkesbury, NSW |
Member for Hawkesbury |
Elected |
18 Jun 1863 |
East Maitland, NSW |
Member for East Maitland |
Elected |
24 Nov 1864 |
Sydney, NSW |
Member for West Sydney |
Emigration |
1865 |
London, England |
Awarded |
1869 |
London, England |
Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1869. |
Awarded |
1877 |
London, England |
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1877. |
Died |
28 Dec 1883 |
London, England |
- John left an estate of £60,000 in England and £20,000 in New South Wales.
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Person ID |
I1394 |
Barton Family Tree |
Last Modified |
14 Sep 2016 |
Father |
Darvall, Major Edward, b. 10 Oct 1775, d. 16 May 1869, "Ryedale", 14 Bellevue Ave, West Ryde, NSW (Age 93 years) |
Mother |
Johnson, Emily G, b. 1788, d. 1841 (Age 53 years) |
Married |
1805 |
Lived |
Abt 1833 |
Boulogne, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France |
- They owned two houses; Chateau de Capecure and nearby Chateau Vert Pré. They did not sell either of these houses when they moved to Australia as they intended to return to France within a few years.
|
Property |
1833 |
"Chateau de Capecure", Boulogne, Fance |
Property |
1833 |
Chateau Vert Pré, Boulogne, France |
Moved |
Dec 1838 |
City of London, England |
Moved |
Sep 1839 |
Sydney, NSW |
- Major Edward Darvall and his wife sailed to Sydney with five children (Frederick, Emily, Eliza, Rosamond and Horace) intending on living in NSW for a time.
|
Lived |
May 1840 |
"Deniston", Deniston, NSW |
- They leased the house "Deniston" with one hundred acres of land from Dr Thomas Forster.
|
Moved |
Abt 1849 |
"Glen Ryde", Ryde, NSW |
- He purchased a house "Glen Ryde" at the rear of the St Charles' Church. He was to later purchase further land and create "Ryedale".
|
Property |
"Chateau de Capecure", Boulogne, Fance |
Family ID |
F0084 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |