A non-partisan charitable trust set up to carry forward the egalitarian vision of Sir Henry Parkes, Father of Australian Federation. It aims to encourage Australians to find out more about their country's political history and about how they can participate as citizens ...

Sir Henry Parkes Portrait by J.H.Chinner watercolour; 26 x 16 cm PIC R40650 National Library of Australia THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA'S FEDERATION GATEWAY PARKES, SIR HENRY (1815-1896) Henry Parkes was born on 27 May 1815 in Stoneleigh, England, and is known as the 'Father of Federation' . He arrived in Australia in 1839 with his family, emigrating from England. After assisting in ...

Sir Henry Parkes Click on picture for full size (110K) Born: 27 MAY, 1815 Died: 27 APR, 1896 Henry Parkes was born to a family of yeoman stock in Warwickshire in 1815. Unfortunately, falling wheat prices forced the family to leave the land and seek employment in Birmingham. In 1836 Parkes married Clarinda Varney and they applied for assisted passage to Australia, the death of two of their infant ...

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