| 词条 | Harris Nelson |
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| name = Harris Nelson | image = Harris Levi Nelson (1835-1883).jpg | alt = | caption = Harris Levi Nelson in 1864 | birth_name = | birth_date = 1 January 1835 | birth_place = Prussia | death_date = 10 June 1883 | death_place = Cooks River, New South Wales | nationality = Australian | other_names = | occupation = Storekeeper and politician | years_active = 1857-1883 | known_for = Parliamentarian and civic leader | notable_works = }} Harris Levi Nelson (1 January 1835 – 10 June 1883) was an Australian businessman, Justice of the Peace and politician who served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Life HistoryBorn in Prussia to Joel Levy Nelson and his wife Rose, Harris migrated to Australia around 1857 and he was operating a store at Orange by 1860 He may have come due a family connection. His uncle, Benjamin Nelson (1813-1894), was a storekeeper, JP and twice mayor of Orange.[1] As well as the store, Harris Nelson had other business interests in the district. He was a lessee of the Orange (flour) Mill.[2] He owned gold bearing land near Orange and had a 25% share in a 120 acre site near Bogan Gate where a copper mine was planned in 1880.[3] As a public figure he supported a number of community projects and public initiatives. Among these was the formation of a Volunteer Mounted Rifle Corps at Orange in 1860. [4] He stood for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1872 and was elected. He was the member for Orange in the 7th and 8th NSW Parliaments, from 1872 to 1877.[5] In the house he voted in support of free trade and campaigned for a reduction in ad valorem customs duties on imports.[6] He introduced legislation for the keeping of dogs in New South Wales.[7] He also introduced legislation for the abolition of toll roads and campaigned for the extension of Great Western Railway to Orange. He sat on 31 parliamentary committees during his period serving as an MLA. His efforts to promote the interests of his electorate sometimes saw him criticised for being "too local."[8] His constituents appreciated his efforts on their behalf and in 1875 he was presented with a testimonial and two large table centrepieces made from 300 ounces of silver.[9] After leaving parliament he took a position as store manager for the Melbourne branch of M. Moss & Company.[10] He resigned this position, possibly due to ill health, and returned to New South Wales. He died at Bay View House, Cooks River, on 10 June 1883.[11] He was 48 years old and unmarried. References1. ^Entry for Benjamin Nelson, Orange Wiki {{s-start}}{{s-par|au-nsw}}{{succession box | title=Member for Orange | before=Saul Samuel | after=Edward Combes | years=1872 – 1877}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Nelson, Harris}}2. ^[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62403338?searchTerm=Nelson%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc|||l-state=New+South+Wales|||l-decade=186|||l-year=1861|||l-title=56|||l-month=2 Bathurst Free Press and Morning Journal, 9 February 1861, p.2.] 3. ^[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/136707176?searchTerm=Nelson%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc|||l-state=New+South+Wales|||l-decade=188|||l-year=1880|||l-month=7|||l-title=356 Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners Advocate, 15 July 1880, p.2.] 4. ^[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63592448?searchTerm=Nelson%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc|||l-state=New+South+Wales|||l-decade=186|||l-year=1860|||l-month=10|||l-title=56 Bathurst Free Press and Morning Journal, 20 October 1860, p.3.] 5. ^{{cite web | title =Mr Harris Levi Nelson (1835 - 1883) | work =Members of Parliament | publisher =Parliament of New South Wales | url =http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/44d8f84e2509cbc2ca256e4b007ed3ec!OpenDocument | accessdate = 2007-05-09 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070926222617/http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/44d8f84e2509cbc2ca256e4b007ed3ec!OpenDocument |archivedate = 2007-09-26}} 6. ^Empire (Sydney), 19 August 1874, p.3. 7. ^Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser 22 April 1875, p.2. 8. ^Sydney Morning Herald, 13 January 1874, p.3. 9. ^Sydney Morning Herald, 13 January 1874, 3. 10. ^Australian Town and Country Journal, 17 February 1875, p.8. 11. ^Sydney Morning Herald, 12 June 1883, p.1. 5 : Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly|1835 births|1883 deaths|19th-century Australian politicians|Jewish Australian politicians |
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