Henry Parkes By Leisamg May 27, 1815 Henry Parkes born Mar 20, 1837 Henry parkes marriage Mar 20, 1839 Henry Parkes arrivess in Australia Mar 20, 1842 Parkes first volume of poetry published Mar 20, 1850 Parkes startes newspaper "The Empire" Mar 20, 1854 Parekes was elected for NSW Legislative council Mar 20, 1866 Parkes became minister in the government of James Martin Mar 20, 1866 Public Schools act Mar 20, 1872 NSW established as a free trade colony Mar 20, 1872 Parkes became premier of NSW Mar 20, 1880 Public instruction act Mar 20, 1889 Tenterfield Oration Mar 20, 1891 The first costitution convention Apr 27, 1896 Henry Parkes Passed Away