Peter Snodgrass
Peter Snodgrass (29 September 1817 – 25 November 1867) was a pastoralist and politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council, and later, of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] [2]
Snodgrass was born in Portugal and arrived at Sydney, New South Wales, with his parents Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Snodgrass (later Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales) and Janet, née Wright, in December 1828.[2] Peter Snodgrass travelled overland to the Port Phillip District in 1838.[1]
Snodgrass was elected a member of the first Victorian Legislative Council on 13 September 1851.[3] and held the seat until the original Council was abolished in 1856. Snodgrass was then elected a member of the first Victorian Legislative Assembly and remained so until his death.[2]
Snodgrass died in South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, of a heart aneurism.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Snodgrass, Peter". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria.
- 1 2 3 4 Gross, Alan. "Snodgrass, Peter (1817–1867)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ Labilliere, Francis Peter. Early History of the Colony of Victoria. II.
| Victorian Legislative Council | ||
|---|---|---|
| New creation | Member for Kilmore, Kyneton and Seymour 1851–1856 Served alongside: Patrick O'Brien (from 1853) |
Original Council abolished |
| Victorian Legislative Assembly | ||
| New creation | Member for Anglesey 1856–1859 |
Seat abolished |
| New creation | Member for Dalhousie 1859–1864 |
Succeeded by George John Sands |
| Preceded by John Johnson |
Member for South Gippsland 1864–1867 |
Succeeded by Thomas McCombie |