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In 1839 Rotton went to live at Solitary Creek (later named [[Rydal, New South Wales|Rydal]]) in the [[Central West, New South Wales|Central West]] region of [[New South Wales]].<ref name=bioBT/> From about February 1839 he leased the Queen Victoria Inn on the Bathurst Road near Solitary Creek, and obtained a license for the public house. The inn provided accommodation for travellers, with four sitting rooms and five bedrooms, and included stables, paddocks and stockyards.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2548156 Notice], ”Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser”, 26 February 1839, page 3.</ref>

In 1839 Rotton went to live at Solitary Creek (later named [[Rydal, New South Wales|Rydal]]) in the [[Central West, New South Wales|Central West]] region of [[New South Wales]].<ref name=bioBT/> From about February 1839 he leased the Queen Victoria Inn on the Bathurst Road near Solitary Creek, and obtained a license for the public house. The inn provided accommodation for travellers, with four sitting rooms and five bedrooms, and included stables, paddocks and stockyards.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2548156 Notice], ”Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser”, 26 February 1839, page 3.</ref>

Henry and Lorn Rotton had two children, born in 1840 and 1841. Lorn Rotton died on 11 September 1842 at Solitary Creek, aged 25.<ref name=ancestry/>

Henry and Lorn Rotton had two children, born in 1840 and 1841. Lorn Rotton died on 11 September 1842 at Solitary Creek, aged 25.<ref name=ancestry/>

===Bathurst region===

Rotton and his children moved to [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]] in July 1843.<ref name=bioBT/> Henry Rotton and Mary Ann Ford were married on 18 March 1844 at [[Kelso, New South Wales|Kelso]] (acriss the [[Macquarie River]] from Bathurst). The couple had eleven children born from 1846 to 1871.<ref name=ancestry/>

Rotton and his children moved to [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]] in July 1843.<ref name=bioBT/> Henry Rotton and Mary Ann Ford were married on 18 March 1844 at [[Kelso, New South Wales|Kelso]] (acriss the [[Macquarie River]] from Bathurst). The couple had eleven children born from 1846 to 1871.<ref name=ancestry/>

In 1848 Rotton became a mailcoach proprietor. By the early 1850s he was operating coaches on seven routes from Bathurst to [[Orange, New South Wales|Orange]], [[Wellington, New South Wales|Wellington]], [[Hartley, New South Wales|Hartley]], [[Rockley, New South Wales|Rockley]], [[Ophir, New South Wales|Ophir]], [[Sofala, New South Wales|Sofala]] and [[Carcoar, New South Wales|Carcoar]]. In 1854 the Rockley, Ophir, Sofala and Carcoar routes were taken over by other cobtractors, but Rotton continued to operate the other lines until 1857.<ref name=bioBT/>

He ran an inn near [[Rydal, New South Wales|Rydal]] in 1839 and ran mail coaches between [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]] and [[Orange, New South Wales|Orange]] from 1849.

Rotton was described as “a man of indomitable pluck and perseverence”.<ref name=bioSM/>

Rotton was described as “a man of indomitable pluck and perseverence”.<ref name=bioSM/>

English-born Australian politician

Henry Rotton
In office
28 January 1858 – 11 April 1859
In office
25 June 1859 – 10 November 1860
In office
14 December 1860 – 10 November 1864
Born 16 August 1814
Died 11 October 1881(1881-10-11) (aged 67)
Spouse(s) (1) Lorn Jane Macpherson
(2) Mary Ann Ford
Parents
  • Gilbert Rotton (father)
  • Mary Caroline (née Humphries) (mother)

Henry Rotton (16 August 1814 – 11 October 1881) was an English-born Australian politician.

Biography

Early life

Henry Rotton was born on 16 August 1814 at Frome Selwood, county Somerset in England, the only son of Gilbert Rotton and Mary Caroline (née Humphries). His father was a solicitor.[1]

Young Henry received his early education at a school in Frome and afterwards at the nearby city of Wells (west of Frome).[2]

Henry Rotton developed a strong desire to enter the Royal Navy. His father consulted his nephew, naval captain Fairfax Moresby (later admiral), in the hope of entering him in the naval service, but he was advised it was not possible. Henry’s father then allowed his son “to take a trial trip in a merchant vessel”. However, the ship was wrecked near the West Indies. Rotton then sailed in a vessel bound for the African coast, but he was abandoned by the captain in the British colony of Gold Coast “without friends or resources” and suffering from yellow fever. Rotton recovered from the disease after being cared for by “some negroes” and afterwards became a guest of the Governor of Gold Coast, George Maclean.[2]

Sydney

From the Gold Coast Rotton took a passage on a ship bound for Australia and he arrived at Sydney in November 1833. He found a position as a clerk working for Mr. James, a large contractor based at Parramatta, in which position he remained until 1839.[2][3]

Solitary Creek

Henry Rotton and Lorn Jane Macpherson were married in 1839.[1]

In 1839 Rotton went to live at Solitary Creek (later named Rydal) in the Central West region of New South Wales.[2] From about February 1839 he leased the Queen Victoria Inn on the Bathurst Road near Solitary Creek, and obtained a license for the public house. The inn provided accommodation for travellers, with four sitting rooms and five bedrooms, and included stables, paddocks and stockyards.[4]

Henry and Lorn Rotton had two children, born in 1840 and 1841. Lorn Rotton died on 11 September 1842 at Solitary Creek, aged 25.[1]

Bathurst region

Rotton and his children moved to Bathurst in July 1843.[2] Henry Rotton and Mary Ann Ford were married on 18 March 1844 at Kelso (acriss the Macquarie River from Bathurst). The couple had eleven children born from 1846 to 1871.[1]

In 1848 Rotton became a mailcoach proprietor. By the early 1850s he was operating coaches on seven routes from Bathurst to Orange, Wellington, Hartley, Rockley, Ophir, Sofala and Carcoar. In 1854 the Rockley, Ophir, Sofala and Carcoar routes were taken over by other cobtractors, but Rotton continued to operate the other lines until 1857.[2]

Rotton was described as “a man of indomitable pluck and perseverence”.[3]

Two men who closely resembled each other had booked seats on Rotton’s coach for Sydney. One of the men left thirty pounds in the possession of Mrs. Rotton for safe-keeping. The money was inadvertantly handed to the wrong man, who departed on the coach. Several hours later, when the real owner of the money claimed his money, Henry Rotton “went after the coach on horseback”, which he caught up with at Hartley. He found the man at dinner and forced him to give up the money and afterwards successfully prosecuted him.[3]

From 1853 he was a horse and cattle breeder near Kelso.

Rotton was a justice of the peace and sometimes acted as police magistrate for the district.[3]

‘Blackdown’ residence.

Political career

At the general election held in January and February 1858 Rotton was elected to represent the Western Boroughs electorate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Rotton ran against the sitting candidate, Arthur Holroyd, and was elected with a margin of six votes, polling 230 votes (or 50.7 percent) against Holroyd’s 224 votes.[5]

Lasted until April 1859.

At the general election held in June and July 1859 Rotton decided to contest the rural electorate of Bathurst (County). Rotton and the pastoralist John Clements contested the seat. At the election held on 9 June 1859 Rotton was defeated, attracting only 278 votes (44.4 percent).[6] Rotton then nominated for the electorate of Hartley on 20 June 1859, and was successfully elected against one other candidate at the election held five days later, receiving 281 votes (57.8 percent).[7]

At the general election held in December 1860 Rotton was one of three candidates who nominated for the Bathurst electorate (replacing the Western Boroughs electorate). The election was held on 6 December and Rotton polled second, with only 113 votes (23 percent), losing the contest against James Hart (who had previously been the member for New England).[8] Four days later Rotton nominated for the seat of Hartley, of which he was the sitting member. He was elected at the poll on 14 December against one other candidate, attracting 190 votes (54.1 percent).[9]

1863 see John Vane (bushranger).[10]

Rotton was a supporter of Sir John Robertson and Sir Henry Parkes “and personally took an active interest in many political and social reforms”.[3]

At the general election held from late November 1864 to early January 1865 Rotton decided to once again contest the seat of Bathurst, but was defeated by James Kemp in a two-way contest held on 21 December.[11]

Rotton attempted to re-enter politics at the 1872 general election, once again nominating for the Bathurst electorate, but was defeated by Edward Combes.[12] He made another attempt in 1873, contesting the seat of East Macquarie at a by-election held on 1 December 1873, but he finished second in a field of four candidates.[13] He made one further attempt at the general election held from early December 1874 to early January 1875, contesting the seat of seat of West Macquarie against one other candidate, but polled second in the vote held on 4 January.[14]

Last years

Henry Rotton died on 11 October 1881 at the residence of his son-in-law, Henry Keightley, the Police Magistrate at Moruya.[15]

Rotton died at Mynora near Moruya in 1881.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Family records, Ancestry.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Men of the Past: Some Early Recollections: Mr. Henry Rotton, Bathurst Times, 31 January 1914, page 2.
  3. ^ a b c d e Henry Rotton, Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 16 May 1906, page 1273.
  4. ^ Notice, Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 26 February 1839, page 3.
  5. ^ Western Boroughs – 1858, ‘New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007’, Parliament of New South Wales website; accessed 28 November 2025.
  6. ^ Bathurst – 1859, ‘New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007’, Parliament of New South Wales website; accessed 28 November 2025.
  7. ^ Hartley – 1859, ‘New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007’, Parliament of New South Wales website; accessed 28 November 2025.
  8. ^ Bathurst – 1860, ‘New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007’, Parliament of New South Wales website; accessed 28 November 2025.
  9. ^ Hartley – 1860, ‘New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007’, Parliament of New South Wales website; accessed 28 November 2025.
  10. ^ Ransomed Gold Commissioner, Sydney Mail, 8 February 1933, page 17.
  11. ^ Bathurst – 1864-5, ‘New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007’, Parliament of New South Wales website; accessed 28 November 2025.
  12. ^ Bathurst – 1872, ‘New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007’, Parliament of New South Wales website; accessed 28 November 2025.
  13. ^ East Macquarie – By-election, ‘New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007’, Parliament of New South Wales website; accessed 28 November 2025.
  14. ^ West Macquarie – 1874-5, ‘New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007’, Parliament of New South Wales website; accessed 28 November 2025.
  15. ^ Death of Mr. Henry Rotton, Southern Argus (Goulburn), 13 October 1881, page 2.
  16. ^ “Mr Henry Rotton (1814-1881)”. Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

 

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