What position did Lancelot Stirling take in Dec 1899?
Lancelot Stirling Sir John Lancelot Stirling , ( 5 November 1849 – 24 May 1932 ) , generally known as Sir Lancelot Stirling , was an Australian politician and grazier . He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1881 to 1887 , representing Mount Barker , and 1888 to 1890 , representing Gumeracha . He was then a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1891 to 1932 , representing the Southern District . He was President of the Legislative Council from 1901 to 1932 and was Chief Secretary in the seven-day Solomon Ministry of 1899 . Early life . Stirling was born at Strathalbyn , South Australia , the son of Edward Stirling ( 1804–1873 ) and his wife Harriett , née Taylor and brother of Sir Edward Charles Stirling . J . L . Stirling was educated at St Peters College , Adelaide and Trinity College , Cambridge , where he graduated B.A . and LL.B Stirling was a good athlete and , representing Cambridge against Oxford , won the 120 yards hurdles . Stirling also won the amateur championship of England in this event in 1870 and again in 1872 , his time in the latter year being 16.8 seconds , considered a good performance at that time . Career . Stirling read for the bar and was admitted at the Inner Temple in 1872 , but never practised . Stirling returned to South Australia soon afterwards , became a pastoralist , and bred prize horses and merino sheep . He entered the South Australian Legislative Assembly in 1881 for Mount Barker , which he held until April 1887 , and afterwards represented Gumeracha until 1890 , when he became a member of the then-conservative South Australian Legislative Council , representing the Southern District . In December 1899 Stirling was chief secretary in the conservative Solomon government but this ministry was defeated as soon as the house met . In 1901 Stirling was elected President of the South Australian Legislative Council , and would serve in the position for a record 31 years . Stirling was made a knight bachelor on 14 August 1902 , after the honour had been announced in the 1902 Coronation Honours list published on 26 June 1902 . He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George ( KCMG ) in 1909 and Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) in 1918 . He continued his interest in sport all his life , pioneering polo in South Australia and captaining the team which twice beat Victoria . For a time Stirling was master of the Adelaide Hounds and was a well-known figure at racing meetings . He was a member of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society and its president from 1891 to 1893 ; he was president of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals , the Pastoralists Association , the St Peters Old Collegians Association , the South Australian Zoological and Acclimatization Society , and was a member of the Adelaide University council . He was a member of the Caledonian Society of South Australia , and its Chief 1885–1886 . Stirling also possessed a good business sense and was a director of well-known companies . In politics he was respected as a man of individuality but not regarded as a first-rate speaker . Stirling found his ideal position as president of the council , admirably carrying out his duties ; as the years passed becoming a kind of elder brother to the newer members . Family . On 2 December 1882 , Stirling married Florence Marion , daughter of Sir William Milne and was survived by his wife , three sons and two daughters . His elder daughter Madge Mary Stirling ( 1887–1940 ) married Knox Lister Colley ( 1885 – 7 December 1934 ) on 28 January 1914 . Knox was a grandson of R . B . Colley , first mayor of Glenelg .