Robert Barr (Australian politician)
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Robert Barr was an Australian politician.
Born in Ayrshire
to ironworker James Barr and Janet Watson, his family arrived in Castlemaine
in 1862, moving to Fryerstown
in 1870 and Bendigo
in 1872. He was a pupil teacher at Ironbark before becoming a journalist with the Bendigo Independent from 1878 to 1881, when he founded Fitzroy City Press with two partners. He was editor and owner from 1883 to 1900. Elected to Fitzroy City Council
in 1898, he served until 1942, including two periods as mayor (1902–03, 1918–19). On 29 November 1882 he had married Catherine Jane Rose Wilson, who died in 1884; on 25 October 1905 he remarried Mary Pugh, née Corrick. In 1902 Barr was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly
as the ministerialist member for Fitzroy, but he was defeated in 1904. Barr died at North Fitzroy in 1947.
Born in Ayrshire
Ayrshire
Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
to ironworker James Barr and Janet Watson, his family arrived in Castlemaine
Castlemaine, Victoria
Castlemaine is a city in Victoria, Australia, in the Goldfields region of Victoria about 120 kilometres northwest by road from Melbourne, and about 40 kilometres from the major provincial centre of Bendigo. It is the administrative and economic centre of the Shire of Mount Alexander. The...
in 1862, moving to Fryerstown
Fryerstown, Victoria
Fryerstown is a small town in the "goldfields" region of Victoria, Australia.At the 2006 Census, Fryerstown and the surrounding area had a population of 476, which peaked at 15,000 during the Victorian gold rush....
in 1870 and Bendigo
Bendigo, Victoria
Bendigo is a major regional city in the state of Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately north west of the state capital Melbourne. It is the second largest inland city and fourth most populous city in the state. The estimated urban...
in 1872. He was a pupil teacher at Ironbark before becoming a journalist with the Bendigo Independent from 1878 to 1881, when he founded Fitzroy City Press with two partners. He was editor and owner from 1883 to 1900. Elected to Fitzroy City Council
City of Fitzroy
The City of Fitzroy was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , making it the smallest municipality by land area in Victoria, and existed from 1858 until 1994....
in 1898, he served until 1942, including two periods as mayor (1902–03, 1918–19). On 29 November 1882 he had married Catherine Jane Rose Wilson, who died in 1884; on 25 October 1905 he remarried Mary Pugh, née Corrick. In 1902 Barr was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian 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:...
as the ministerialist member for Fitzroy, but he was defeated in 1904. Barr died at North Fitzroy in 1947.