About Henry Parkes
Sir Henry Parkes, was a colonial Australian politician and the longest-serving non-consecutive premier of the Colony of New South Wales, the present-day state of New South Wales in the Commonwealth of Australia. He has been referred to as the "Father of Federation" due to his early promotion for the federation of the six colonies of Australia, as an early critic of British convict transportation and as a proponent for the expansion of the Australian continental rail network.
Notable works:
Making of Liturgy in the Ottonian Church
Awards:
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George|Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
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