John Lackey (politician)

Sir John Lackey KCMG (6 October 1830 – 11 November 1903) was a magistrate and politician in colonial New South Wales, President of the New South Wales Legislative Council 1892 to 1903.[1][2]

John Lackey, 1875 engraving

Lackey was born in Sydney, New South Wales, son of William Lackey and his second wife Mary, née O'Dowd.[2]

Lackey was educated at the Sydney College, subsequently adopting pastoral pursuits in the Parramatta district.[3] In 1852 he became a magistrate.

He unsuccessfully contested Central Cumberland at the 1859 election,[4] He was elected the member for Parramatta at the election on 8 December 1860,[5] and strongly supported the passing of the Robertson Land Bill.[3] He was defeated at Parramatta at the election on 24 November 1864,[6] but on 27 June 1867 he won the Central Cumberland by-election to re-enter the Assembly.[7] He was Chairman of Committees from February 1870 August 1872.[1] From February 1875 to March 1877, he was Secretary for Public Works in the third Robertson ministry. In 1877 he was Minister of Justice and Public Instruction in the short-lived fourth Robertson ministry and was again Secretary for Public Works in the Parkes-Robertson Administration from December 1878 to January 1883.[1]

In August 1885 he resigned from the Legislative Assembly and was appointed to the Legislative Council in December 1885. In 1889 he was the Vice-President of the Executive Council in the second Dibbs ministry. In August 1892 he was appointed President of the Legislative Council, serving until 23 May 1903.[1]

Lackey died on 11 November 1903 (aged 73) in Bong Bong, New South Wales, survived by two sons.[2]

References

1. "Sir John Lackey (1830-1903)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
2. Rutledge, Martha. "Lackey, Sir John (1830–1903)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 5 January 2014 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
3. Mennell, Philip (1892). "Lackey, Hon. John" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
4. Green, Antony. "1859 Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
5. Green, Antony. "1860 Parramatta". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
6. Green, Antony. "1864-5 Parramatta". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
7. Green, Antony. "1867 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 August 2020.