Title: The grand old man of Australian politics
Description: Henry Parkes was the dominant political figure in Australia over the second half of the ninteenth century. Parkes came to prominence with the campaign to end convict transportation and some 50 years later was still in the public eye playing a central role in the creation of a federated Australia.
Subjects: Biography, Federal government, History, Politicians, Politics and government, Statesmen, Australia, politics and government, Statesmen, australia, Political science
Places: Australia, New South Wales
People: Henry Parkes Sir (1815-1896)
Time periods: 19th century, To 1900