Percy Grose Hordern M.L.C. (abt. 1863 - 1926)

Born about 17 Nov 1863 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Annie (Wright) Hordern — married 17 Feb 1885 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died 1 Apr 1926 at about age 62 in Petersham, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Percy Grose Hordern, the son of Edward Hordern and Emily Grose, was born in 1863 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.^[1]
BIRTHS.
On the 17th instant, at her mother's residence, Philliphaugh Cottage, Upper Dowling-street, Mrs. Edward Hordern, of a son.^[2] See note below re date and year of birth.

Percy Grose Hordern married Annie Wright in 1885 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ^[3]
Marriages.
HORDERN—WRIGHT.—February 17, at St. Andrew's Cathedral, by the Very Rev. Dean Cowyer, assisted by Rev. C. Gibson, Percy G. Hordern to Annie Wright.^[4]

Percy Grose Hordern died on 1 April 1926 at Petersham, New South Wales, Australia. ^[5]
DEATHS.
HORDERN.—April 1, 1926, at a private hospital, Sydney, Percy G. Hordern, M.L.C., dearly beloved husband of Annie Hordern, aged 62 years. ^[6]
Funeral Notice
HORDERN.— The Relatives and Friends of the late Hon. PERCY G. HORDERN, M.L.C., are kindly Invited to attend his Funeral; to leave his late residence, 25 Croydon Street. Petersham. THIS FRIDAY, at 2;30 p.m., for Church of England Cemetery, Rookwood, by road. Motor Funeral. Friends travelling by Funeral Train alight at No. 1 Mortuury In cemetery. WOOD COFFILL LIMITED. Motor Funeral Directors.
HORDERN.— The Relatives and Friends of Mrs. P. G. HORDERN and HENRY, GILBERT, FRED, FRANK, HERBERT, DORIS, RUBY, MADGE. VERA, and JEAN are kindly Invited to attend the Funeral of her late beloved husband and their father, Hon. Percy G. Hordern, M.L.C. ; to leave his late residence, 25 Croydon Street, Petersham, THIS FRIDAY, at 2.30 p.m., for Church of England Cemetery, Rookwood, by road. Motor Funeral.^[7]

Probate
MR. P. HORDERN'S WILL.
Mr. Percy Grose Hordern, of Croydon Street, Petersham, retired merchant, who died on April 1st last, left an estate which has for probate purposes been valued at £74,384. Testator was 62 years of age.The whole of the estate was left to the widow and children. The executors and trustees of the estate are the Perpetual Trustee Co., Ltd.. and testators' eldest surviving son (Henry).^{[8] [9]}

Sources

1. ↑ NSW birth registration number 2339/1863 HORDERN PERCY R [sic] Parents EDWARD & EMILY J District SYDNEY https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au
2. ↑ "Sydney Morning Herald" (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thursday 19 November 1863, page 1 column 1 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13094237?searchTerm=Hordern%20birth#
3. ↑ NSW marriage reistration number 264/1885 HORDEN [sic] PERCY G married WRIGHT ANNIE District SYDNEY https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au
4. ↑ "Sydney Morning Herald" (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tuesday 24 February 1885, page 1 column 1 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13586231?searchTerm=Hordern%20Wright%20marriage#
5. ↑ NSW death registration number 6766/1926 HORDERN PERCY G (Parents) EDWARD & EMILY District PETERSHAM https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au
6. ↑ "Evening News" (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931) 1 April 1926 page 8 column 4 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article117282827
7. ↑ "The Daily Telegraph" (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) Friday 2 April 1926 page 4 column 1 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article245761283</ref OBITUARY.
   MR. P. G. HORDERN, M.L.C.
   Mr. Percy Grose Hordern, M.L.C., who for more than four decades was closely associated with the commercial and political life of Sydney, died yesterday morning in the Lewisham Hospital. Thus ended a long illness, which had been sufficiently severe to keep him away from the arena he so passionately loved—the Legislative Council. It is the strangest of coincidences that he died a few days after the man who was unofficially regarded as his "pair"—Mr A. Brown, M.L.C.
   Though his illness kept him out of the recent stirring events in the Council, Mr. Hordern followed them with an interest and acuteness that to many people seemed remarkable. But politics were a lifelong love with him—a love that was engrossing even as far back as the days when, fresh from Newington, he went into business in George-street, on the corner where the premises of Anthony Hordern and Sons, Ltd., now stand.
   He was a native of Sydney—born in Liverpool-street, Darlinghurst, and a son of the late Mr. Edward Hordern, brother of the original Mr. Anthony Hordern—and he exhibited a keen interest in the development of the city. So, besides his politics, he cultivated a new responsibility by becoming an alderman of the Petersham Council. This position he held for 22 years, for eight of which he was Mayor. At the age of 21 he married Miss Annie Wright.
   A few years later he stood for Parliament. Those were the stirring days of Labour's in-fancy, and as one of the first Labour candidates he contested the Petersham seat. He was defeated, but his interest in politics remained undiminished.
   In 1902 he retired from business, and though he had lived quietly ever since he had maintained a vigorous interest in political and municipal affairs. It was in recognition of his valuable work that he was appointed in 1921—when the Storey Government was in power—a member of the Legislative Council. There he worked vigorously.
   Although polities were his dominating interest, he found time for several other activities. He was a prominent Freemason and an enthusiastic member of the Petersham Bowling Club.
   Mr. Hordern is survived by Mrs. Hordern, five sons—Messrs. Henry, Gilbert, Frederick, Frank, and Bertie Hordern—and five daughters—Mrs. N. Bull, Mrs. Jack Greer, and Misses Vera, Madge, and Jean Hordern. The funeral will leave his late residence, Croydon-street, Petersham, at 2.30 p.m. to-day, for the Rookwood Cemetery.<ref>"The Sydney Morning Herald" (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Friday 2 April 1926 page 8 columns 1-2 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16267825</li> <li id="_note-7">[[#_ref-7|↑]] "The Labor Daily" (Sydney, NSW : 1924 - 1938) 4 June 1926 page 9 column 7 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article239801439</li> <li id="_note-8">[[#_ref-8|↑]] "Sydney Morning Herald" (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Friday 4 June 1926, page 8 column 6 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16296640?searchTerm=Hordern%20Henry#</li></ol></ref>

See also

• Hordern, Lesley. 1985. "Children of one family : the story of Anthony and Ann Hordern and their descendants in Australia, 1825-1925." Sydney : Retford Press.

• Note re date of birth: NSW birth registration number gives a year of 1863. Parliament of New South Wales record states 1 January 1864 as birth date. See https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/Pages/member-details.aspx?pk=1132 and the same date of birth is supplied at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188934961/percy-grose-hordern The Parliament of NSW also gives a date of death as 7 April 1926, different from the newspaper accounts above.