John Lucas (Australian politician)
Australian politician
Intro | Australian politician | |
Places | Australia | |
was | Politician | |
Work field | Politics | |
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Birth | 24 June 1818 | |
Death | 1 March 1902 (aged 83 years) |
John Lucas (24 June 1818 – 1 March 1902) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1860 to 1869 and 1871 to 1880 and the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1880 until his death. He was a member for Canterbury from 1860 to 1864 and from 1871 to 1880 and a member for Hartley from 1864 to 1869. From 1875 to 1877 he was Secretary of Mines.
He was noted patron of the Jenolan Caves in the Blue Mountains where a cave and a tour have since been named in his honour. He also maintained a holiday cottage on Lapstone Hill at the Eastern edge of the Blue Mountains. On the original Lapstone Zig Zag a station was built for him and named "Lucasville". The remains of the station are still visible today.