Joseph Brown (Australian politician)
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Joseph Tilley Brown was an English
-born Australia
n politician.
, England, to marine captain Joseph Brown and Amelia, née Tilley. The family migrated to Victoria, Australia when young Joseph was seven. He was educated at Geelong Church of England Grammar School before becoming a clerk, eventually joining the Bank of New South Wales. At Rochester
, where he was the bank's first manager, he married Mary Ann Seward on 6 January 1874.
councillor from 1876; he was president of the council 1888-89.
in 1886 as a moderate protectionist in the seat of Mandurang
. Defeated in 1889, and unsuccessful in his attempts to return in 1892 (in Gunbower
), 1893 and 1894, he was elected to the Assembly again in 1897 for the seat of Shepparton-Euroa as a supporter of Sir George Turner
. He was unsuccessful in his attempt to transfer to Goulburn Valley
in 1904.
In 1906, Brown entered the federal House of Representatives
as a member of the Anti-Socialist Party, and was noted for his opposition to the ministry of Alfred Deakin
. He held the seat until 1910, when he was defeated; an attempt to regain the seat in 1913 earned him only 67 votes.
In his retirement, Brown managed a rural property at Moyhu
until he died at Brighton
on 28 September 1925, survived by a daughter.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
-born Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician.
Early life
Brown was born at St. John's, SurreySt. John's, Surrey
St John's is a village located some 3 km west of the centre of the town of Woking in Surrey, England. Neighbouring communities include Goldsworth Park, Hook Heath, Horsell, and Knaphill....
, England, to marine captain Joseph Brown and Amelia, née Tilley. The family migrated to Victoria, Australia when young Joseph was seven. He was educated at Geelong Church of England Grammar School before becoming a clerk, eventually joining the Bank of New South Wales. At Rochester
Rochester, Victoria
Rochester is a small town in country Victoria, Australia. It is located 180 km north of Melbourne with a mixture of rural and semi-rural communities on the northern Campaspe River, between Bendigo and the Murray River port of Echuca...
, where he was the bank's first manager, he married Mary Ann Seward on 6 January 1874.
Local politics
Brown resigned from the bank due to a subordinate's irregularities, and became a stock and commission agent. In 1878 he was charged with "boss-cockie dummying"; he subsequently admitted that he helped those in his family and circle of friends to exploit the 1869 Land Act. He continued to be active in the area as president of the Rochester Farmers' Union (1879) and the Agricultural Society of Echuca (1881-82), as well as an Echuca ShireCity of Echuca
The City of Echuca was a Local Government Area of Victoria, Australia, located about north of Melbourne, the state capital, on the Murray River in the regional centre of Echuca...
councillor from 1876; he was president of the council 1888-89.
State and federal politics
Brown entered the Victorian Legislative AssemblyVictorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
in 1886 as a moderate protectionist in the seat of Mandurang
Electoral district of Mandurang
The Electoral district of Mandurang was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly , around Bendigo.-Members of Mandurang:-See also:*Parliaments of the Australian states and territories...
. Defeated in 1889, and unsuccessful in his attempts to return in 1892 (in Gunbower
Electoral district of Gunbower
The Electoral district of Gunbower was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.-Members for Gunbower:-See also:*Parliaments of the Australian states and territories*List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly...
), 1893 and 1894, he was elected to the Assembly again in 1897 for the seat of Shepparton-Euroa as a supporter of Sir George Turner
George Turner (Australian politician)
Sir George Turner, KCMG, PC , Australian politician, was the 18th Premier of Victoria and the first Treasurer of Australia in the federal Barton Ministry....
. He was unsuccessful in his attempt to transfer to Goulburn Valley
Electoral district of Goulburn Valley
The Electoral district of Goulburn Valley was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.-Members for Goulburn Valley:-See also:*Parliaments of the Australian states and territories*List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly...
in 1904.
In 1906, Brown entered the federal House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
as a member of the Anti-Socialist Party, and was noted for his opposition to the ministry of Alfred Deakin
Alfred Deakin
Alfred Deakin , Australian politician, was a leader of the movement for Australian federation and later the second Prime Minister of Australia. In the last quarter of the 19th century, Deakin was a major contributor to the establishment of liberal reforms in the colony of Victoria, including the...
. He held the seat until 1910, when he was defeated; an attempt to regain the seat in 1913 earned him only 67 votes.
In his retirement, Brown managed a rural property at Moyhu
Moyhu, Victoria
Moyhu is a small town in North East Victoria, Australia. It is situated approximately 2.5 hours' drive from Melbourne, and 25 minutes from Wangaratta. It is part of the Rural City of Wangaratta...
until he died at Brighton
Brighton, Victoria
Brighton is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Brighton had a population of 20,651...
on 28 September 1925, survived by a daughter.