John Kidd (1 September 1838 – 8 April 1919) was a politician, store-keeper and dairy farmer in New South Wales, Australia.
Born in Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland, to boot manufacturer John Kidd and Elizabeth née Souter, he received a limited education and was apprenticed at the age of thirteen as a baker and confectioner. In 1857 he arrived in New South Wales and became a baker in Sydney, with his bakery becoming a general store by 1876. In November 1860 he married Sophie Collier at Aberdeen, with whom he had three children. He visited the United Kingdom in 1877 and had a cattle property near Campbelltown.
In 1880 Kidd was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Camden. he served until 1882 and then again from 1885 to 1887, 1889 to 1895, and 1898 to 1904. Kidd was Postmaster-General in the third Dibbs ministry from 1891 until 1894 and Secretary for Mines and Agriculture from 1901 to 1904 in the See ministry. He was a member of the Protectionist Party from 1887 until 1901 when he joined the Progressive Party. He had been a supporter of Federation from 1891.
He was a commissioner for New South Wales for the exhibitions Adelaide in 1887 and Melbourne in 1888.
Kidd died at Campbelltown on 8 April 1919(1919-04-08) (aged 80).
References
- ^ Lyons, Mark (1974). "Kidd, John (1838–1919)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Camden". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. John Kidd (1838-1919)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
| Parliament of New South Wales | ||
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| Political offices | ||
| Preceded byDaniel O'Connor | Postmaster-General 1891 – 1894 |
Succeeded byJoseph Cook |
| Preceded byJohn Fegan | Secretary for Mines and Agriculture 1901 – 1904 |
Succeeded bySamuel Moore |
| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
| Preceded byArthur Onslow Thomas Garrett |
Member for Camden 1880 – 1882 With: Thomas Garrett |
Succeeded byWilliam McCourt Thomas Garrett |
| Preceded byWilliam McCourt Thomas Garrett |
Member for Camden 1885 – 1887 With: Thomas Garrett |
Succeeded byWilliam McCourt Thomas Garrett |
| Preceded byWilliam McCourt Thomas Garrett |
Member for Camden 1889 – 1895 With: William McCourt / none Thomas Garrett / William Cullen / none |
Succeeded byCharles Bull |
| Preceded byArthur Onslow | Member for Camden 1898 – 1904 |
Succeeded byFred Downes |
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