Complex sentence: He was appointed Justice of the Peace in August 1850, then nominated for the Adelaide No.7, (West Torrens) ward in the part-elected Legislative Council of 1851, but lost to Charles Simeon Hare.
Split into simpler sentences: He was appointed Justice of the Peace in August 1850. He nominated for the Adelaide No.7, (West Torrens) ward in the part-elected Legislative Council of 1851, but lost to Charles Simeon Hare.