Francis Abigail

Francis Abigail (1840–1921) was politician and Justice of the Peace from New South Wales. He was the son of William Abigail. In 1860, he immigrated to Sydney and was married the following year.

He served as a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for West Sydney from 1880 to June 1891. He later served as Minister of Mines in Sir Henry Parkes' Administration from 20 January 1887, to 10 January 1889. He was a Justice of the Peace for the colonies of New South Wales and Victoria.

Abigail was a member of the New South Wales Commission for the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition of 1888. In 1890, he was a member of the Exhibition of Mining and Metallurgy, held at the Crystal Palace. That same year, he visited England and the various Orange bodies in England and the north of Ireland. While in London, he gave evidence before the Royal Commission on Mines.^[1]

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