OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Man, c. 1900

DATE1890 to 1910

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P956

HISTORY

This man is Alfred Downward. Alfred was a councillor for the Shire of Flinders for seven years up to 1893, member of the Mornington Shire Council from 1876 to 1898 and later MLA and three times a Cabinet Minister who was noted for his rugged honesty and sincerity. He was born in 1847 and died in 1930. He married Josephine Kerr in 1879 and they had two sons and five daughters.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a portrait of a man, taken from the waist up. He has grey hair and a grey moustache. He is wearing a three piece suit, white shirt and a black bow tie.

SUBJECTS

Councillors, Local government, Men, Parliamentary representatives, People in political roles, Portraits

KEYWORDS

Downward, Alfred, Downward, Josephine, Kerr, Josephine, Mornington Shire Council, Shire of Flinders