Edward Raper

Edward Raper (1806 29 March 1882) was an Irish-born Australian politician.

He was born in Dublin and migrated to Australia around 1832. In 1834 he married Jane Feeney, with whom he had seven children. He worked as a butcher in Sydney, and in 1860 was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Canterbury. He was defeated in 1864. Raper died at Darlinghurst in 1882.[1]

References

  1. "Mr Edward Raper (1806 - 1882)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Edward Flood
Samuel Lyons
Member for Canterbury
1860–1864
Served alongside: John Lucas
Succeeded by
James Oatley
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