John Kidd (1 September 1838 – 8 April 1919) was a politician, store-keeper and dairy farmer in New South Wales, Australia.
Born inBrechin,Forfarshire,Scotland, to boot manufacturer John Kidd and Elizabethnée Souter, he received a limited education and was apprenticed at the age of thirteen as a baker and confectioner. In 1857 he arrived inNew South Wales and became a baker inSydney, with his bakery becoming a general store by 1876. In November 1860 he married Sophie Collier atAberdeen, with whom he had three children. He visited theUnited Kingdom in 1877 and had a cattle property nearCampbelltown.[1]
In 1880 Kidd was elected to theNew South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member forCamden. he served until 1882 and then again from 1885 to 1887, 1889 to 1895, and 1898 to 1904.[2] Kidd wasPostmaster-General in thethird Dibbs ministry from 1891 until 1894 andSecretary for Mines and Agriculture from 1901 to 1904 in theSee ministry.[3] He was a member of theProtectionist Party from 1887 until 1901 when he joined theProgressive Party. He had been a supporter ofFederation from 1891.[1]
He was a commissioner for New South Wales for the exhibitionsAdelaide in 1887 andMelbourne in 1888.[1]
Kidd died at Campbelltown on 8 April 1919(1919-04-08) (aged 80).[3]
| Parliament of New South Wales | ||
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| Preceded by | Postmaster-General 1891 – 1894 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Secretary for Mines and Agriculture 1901 – 1904 | Succeeded by |
| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
| Preceded by | Member forCamden 1880 – 1882 With:Thomas Garrett | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member forCamden 1885 – 1887 With:Thomas Garrett | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member forCamden 1889 – 1895 With:William McCourt / none Thomas Garrett /William Cullen / none | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member forCamden 1898 – 1904 | Succeeded by |
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