Andrew Aldcorn served as a nominated member of the Victorian Legislative Council from August to November 1853.
10 Facts About Andrew Aldcorn
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Andrew Aldcorn was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term between 1858 and 1859.
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Andrew Aldcorn played a leading role in the settlement of Otago in New Zealand.
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Andrew Aldcorn was an active Presbyterian and sat for many years in the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland but in 1843 joined the breakaway group who formed the new Free Church.
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Andrew Aldcorn himself had invested in a farming enterprise in Victoria Port Phillip District around 1841.
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On 29 August 1853, Andrew Aldcorn was nominated to the Victorian Legislative Council replacing Archibald Michie.
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Andrew Aldcorn remained a member until resigning in November 1853.
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Andrew Aldcorn established a successful medical practice in the Shoalhaven district from around 1854.
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At the 1858 election Andrew Aldcorn contested the seat of St Vincent and was elected unopposed.
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Andrew Aldcorn retired from public life at the next election in 1859.