january march english born australian politician served senator new_south_wales family arrived australia worked insurance agent company manager winning election served intermittently tumultuous career eventually contributing significantly fall government established volunteer regiment difficult hostile relationship military command elected senate vigorous supporter old age free trade causes ambitions promotion realised loyal british_empire questioned aspects policy spoke support children labourers facing continued disputes military including attempt commander australian military forces found contempt parliament saw lose respect colleagues later career spent comparative isolation lost seat died following year early life born bristol january surgeon named father family moved new_zealand evacuating sydney escape war october married father philip founded died years death child marriage remarried february daughter new_south_wales sheriff received private education employed joseph firm set commission agent insurance agent later managing companies elected unsuccessfully stood seat successful second attempt elected supporter remaining served mayor leaving council state politics military career devoted speech criticism government known pursuing causes free trade old age law reform earned nickname june speaking hours government introduction duties narrowly passed ministry january given charge sir divorce extension bill passed continued active religious affairs serving right grand master offended extreme praying recovery pope began encounter difficulties political career end 1880s oversight establishment adelaide jubilee international exhibition led investigation select committee accusations office personal gain began old age investigated premier paid writing report money incident pretext successful confidence motion september brought government response establishment irish australian unit new_south_wales citizen army raised volunteer regiment english rifles promoted major regiment july lieutenant colonel april frequently led men dressed british soldiers circular tune british english gentleman despite promotions previous military experience lord governor wrote organisation state ridiculous suspended easter year publicly criticising staff officer encouraging following unfavourable findings military inquiry avoided dismissal investing considerable amounts money regiment senate career contested federal election running free trade candidate senate senator wear dress uniform opening parliament introduced parliamentary evidence bill august aimed enable regulate taking evidence parliament parliamentary committees bill withdrawn reintroduced times decade passed law ambitions deputy president active committees failed achieve aim serve temporary chairman committees supporter party discipline refusing follow sir leadership spoke test non british immigrants workers continued advocate free trade old age having won fifth position election faced election support british_empire saw elected head poll despite failing health march attacked government military policy commander military forces major general sir long wished dismiss citizen army near mutiny destroying known sergeant military career suspended duty responded accusing intimidation senator right freedom expression april senate formed committee investigate alleged contempt parliament found intimidated retired militia adventures seen lose respect political career openly mocked senate chamber joke introduced number bills remaining years senate spoke support muslim drivers opposed military training boys continued oppose elements policy raising concerns australian born children labourers difficulties country strong white australia policy making case worse defeated election suffering died home march aged survived second wife children received military funeral buried anglican rites sydney interests published anthology poetry songs
John Neild