John Hosking

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John Hosking (* 1806 in London , Great Britain , † September 9, 1882 in Penrith City , New South Wales ) was a British colonist, trader, landowner and politician .

Career

John Hosking, third son of Ann Elizabeth Mann and John Hosking Sr., a Masters at a Methodist all-day school , was born in 1806 during the reign of George III. born in London. John Hosking Sr. accepted an invitation from Reverend Samuel Marsden to come to New South Wales to take over the management of the Orphan School. The Hosking family arrived in Sydney on January 29, 1809 . Marsden secured an official appointment there for John Hosking Sr. During their stay in the British colony, the family took an active role in the Methodist community and the New South Wales Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and Benevolence , which was reorganized into the Benevolent Society in 1818 . In July 1819, the family returned to England with their six children on board the Surry , possibly over a quarrel with Marsden. Upon his return to London, John Hosking senior continued his business activities, which he started in the colony. He died on September 13, 1850 at the age of 76 in Truro ( Cornwall ).

Two of Hosking's sons returned to the colony. John Hosking junior met her on board the Sir George Osborne in December 1825 and was a trader in Sydney. In June 1825 he had already received a donation of land. On June 16, 1829, he married Martha Foxlowe, daughter of Samuel Terry. The couple had three daughters. His brother Peter Mann Hosking, a surgeon, arrived aboard the Sovereign in the colony in February 1831 and was appointed Dispenser and Visiting Surgeon at the Sydney Dispensary . On October 3, 1832, he married Eliza, daughter of Reuben Uther. The couple had three sons and two daughters. Peter Mann Hosking died on December 16, 1858 in Liverpool.

John Hosking Jr. ran stores first on Pitt Street and later on Albion Wharf on Sussex Street . His father was an agent at Eagar & Forbes in London. John Hosking Jr. became a partner of John Terry Hughes. Hughes & Hosking's company grew rapidly thereafter. Hosking acquired substantial Sydney holdings and large land holdings including the Macquarie Fields property, Gilimatong Station in the Monaro District and the Foxlowe property on the Molonglo River . He was a member of the Southern Cattle Association and held shares in both the Bank of New South Wales and the Sydney Banking Company , of which he was a director in 1841. Like his father, Hosking took an active role in the Methodist Church and was involved in Sydney College .

In November 1842 he ran in the first local elections in Sydney and was elected to the city council for Bourke Ward . When the city council met, he was elected Alderman and the first mayor of Sydney. In December 1842 he was appointed magistrate . The end of his tenure coincided with the Depression of 1843, when Hughes & Hosking went bankrupt , and with them the Bank of Australia, to which they owed more than £ 155,000 . In the period that followed, Hosking was forced to withdraw from the company and sell parts of his property. His wife Martha died on June 30, 1877 in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Penrith City.

Web links

  • John Hosking on the Australian Dictionary of Biography website

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Samuel Marsden on the Australian Dictionary of Biography website
  2. ^ The Benevolent Society , State Library of New South Wales
  3. ↑ Samuel Terry on the Australian Dictionary of Biography website
  4. ↑ Reuben Uther on the Australian Dictionary of Biography website
  5. ↑ Edward Eagar on the Australian Dictionary of Biography website
  6. ^ Francis Ewen Forbes on the australianroyalty.net website
personal data
SURNAME Hosking, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British colonist, trader, landowner and politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1806
PLACE OF BIRTH London , UK
DATE OF DEATH September 9, 1882
Place of death Penrith City , New South Wales