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Portrait of Alderman Arthur Alfred Clements Cocks, Municipal Council of the City of Sydney, 1913

Description

Unique IDA-00041223SeriesAldermanic Photographs, 1877-1992 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]DateBetween 1st January 1913 and 31st December 1913Date qualifieryear onlyFormatAperture CardDescriptionThis is a portrait of Arthur Alfred Clement Cocks (born 1862, died 1943), Alderman for Lang Ward, 1 December 1906 to 20 January 1914. He was a member of the Finance Committee, 1907-1914; the Street Signs Special Committee, 1908; Works Committee, 1907; Queen Victoria Building Special Committee, 1910-1911; and the Electric Lighting Committee, 1907-1912 and 1914 and its vice-chairman in 1910 and 1912. Cocks was Lord Mayor in 1913 and chaired the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the question of a greater Sydney in the same year. He was instrumental, together with Sir Thomas Henley, in forcing the State government to use the Government House exclusively as the residence of the governor. Cocks was a founding president of the Citizens' Reform Association in 1921. He was involved in charitable activities and served as director of the Benevolent Society of New South Wales, 1913-1919, member of the board of the Carrington Centennial Hospital for Convalescents, Camden. For more information please refer to 'Sydney's Aldermen' (Renato Perdon, 1995).LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)

Digitised

Digitised recordYes

Characteristics

Colour depthGrayscaleDimensions35mmDimensions (free text)35mmImage aspectPortrait

Access

Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)Public access notePlease acknowledge the City of Sydney Archives as the source when using this image: Courtesy City of Sydney Archives.

Identification

Source system ID005\005485Alternative IDNSCA CRS 54/270

Data quality

Authenticity & integrityThis is an official record created by Sydney Municipal Council. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and transferred between its systems, it has a high level of authenticity and data quality.

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OrganisationSydney City CouncilBoxCSA057213

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Portrait of Alderman Arthur Alfred Clements Cocks, Municipal Council of the City of Sydney, 1913