John Laycock (Australian politician)

John Connell Laycock (2 December 1818 30 November 1897) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Sydney to storekeeper and pastoralist Thomas Laycock and Margaret Connell. He owned land at Yamba. On 1 February 1843 he married Mary Jane Simpson, with whom he had four children. In 1859 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Central Cumberland. He transferred to Clarence in 1864, but resigned in 1866. Laycock died at Parramatta in 1897.[1]

References

  1. "Mr John Connell Laycock (1818 - 1897)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New seat Member for Central Cumberland
1859–1864
Served alongside: Atkinson/Macpherson
Succeeded by
John Hay
Preceded by
Clark Irving
Member for Clarence
1864–1866
Succeeded by
John Robertson
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