Ernest Marks

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Ernest Samuel Marks CBE (7 July 1872 – 2 December 1947) was an Australian sporting administrator and politician.

He was born at West Maitland to wool broker Joseph Marks and Elizabeth, née Benjamin. He attended Royston College in Sydney before becoming a wool trader; he was involved in the running of the family business, Joseph Marks & Co. He also became involved in athletics, serving as secretary of the Amateur Athletic Union of Australia from 1896 to 1934 and as a foundation member of the New South Wales Sports Club. He was the manager of the Australian Olympic teams for the 1908 London games, the 1912 Stockholm games, and the 1932 Los Angeles games. He served as the Nationalist member for North Sydney in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1927 to 1930. In 1930 he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He had also been active in local government through the Civic Reform Association, serving on Sydney City Council from 1920 to 1927 and from 1930 to 1947, with a period as Lord Mayor in 1930. He died in Sydney in 1947^[1]

References

↑ "Mr Ernest Samuel Marks (1872–1947)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by New seat	Member for North Sydney 1927–1930	Succeeded by Ben Howe
Civic offices
Preceded by Gordon Bennett (Commissioner)	Lord Mayor of Sydney 1930	Succeeded by Joseph Jackson

Persondata
Name	Marks, Ernest
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	7 July 1872
Place of birth
Date of death	2 December 1947
Place of death

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