OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Portrait of man, c. 1910

DATE1900 to 1920

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P1107

HISTORY

This man is the Hon. Alfred Downward, M.L.A. He settled in Balnarring in 1863. He was a Councillor for the Shire of Flinders for nine years and an elected member of the Legislative Assembly in 1894 for the Electorate of Mornington. He was born on 1 April, 1847 at Prahran, Victoria and died on June 27, 1930. He was the second son of Edward and Elizabeth Downward. His parents arrived at the Port Phillip District of New South Wales in 1846 on the “Flying Fish”. The family came from Cumberland, England. The family lived in Mornington, Victoria. Alfred married Josephine Kerr on 19 March, 1879 at Hawthorne, Victoria. Their children were Edward Graham, b. 1880; Elma, b. 1882; Ethel, b. 1883; Elsie, b. 1885; Rupert Charles, b. 1889; Ivy, b. 1890; Eileen b. 1892; Alfred, b. 1930.

DESCRIPTION

This is a portrait of a man. He has grey hair and a grey moustache. He is wearing a dark coloured coat, black bow tie and a white shirt. His image is in an oval shape and there is white printing around the edges. The information at the bottom reads: “Hon. Alfred Downward, M.L.A. Settled at Balnarring. 1863 Councillor for the Shire of Flinders for 9 years Elected Member at Legislative Assembly in 1894 for the Electorate of Mornington.”.

SUBJECTS

Councillors, Local government, Men, Parliamentary representatives, Portraits

KEYWORDS

Downward, Alfred, Downward, Edward, Downward, Elizabeth, Downward, Josephine, Family, Downward, Kerr, Josephine, Shire of Flinders, Unknown, “Flying Fish” (ship)