Alfred Pechey Explained

Alfred John Pechey (1840  - 5 June 1882) was an English-born Australian politician.

He was born at Soham in Cambridgeshire to the Reverend William Pechey, a Baptist minister, and Sarah Rotton. He migrated to Australia around 1865 and worked as a surveyor near Bathurst. On 12 April 1865 he married Anthonina Jane Rotton, the daughter of Henry Rotton.[1]

In 1882 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for East Macquarie at the January by-election,[2] but he died at Bathurst four months later,[3] [4] without taking his seat.[5]

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  1. News: Obituary Mrs A J Pechey . . 22 April 1922 . 4 September 2020 . 14 . Trove.
  2. January 1882 East Macquarie by-election . 1880 . MacquarieEast_2 . 4 September 2020.
  3. News: Fatal accident to Mr Pechey, MP . . 10 June 1882 . 4 September 2020 . 11 . Trove.
  4. News: Obituary Mr A J Pechey, MLA . . 15 June 1882 . 4 September 2020 . 9 . Trove.
  5. 764 . Mr Alfred John Pechey (1840-1882) . Yes . 22 June 2020.