Background
Henry Condell was born on the 9 September 1797 in Funchal, Madeira, the sixth of eight children. His father, Joseph Alexander Condell (born Musselburgh, Scotland, 1749), was a brewer in Leith and his mother was Martha (née French).
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Career
He served from 1842 to 1844, and was succeeded by Henry Moor. Condell was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council as the first member for Town of Melbourne on 1 June 1843. He held this seat until 1 February 1844 when replaced by Joseph Robinson.
Condell"s parents married in a Roman Catholic ceremony in Lincoln"s Inn, London in 1783 before traveling to Madeira (Martha"s birthplace), where they operated a wine and spirits business.
Condell was sent to Scotland to be educated at the Musselburgh Grammar School. At the age of sixteen he left school to work for John Small & Company in Calcutta but the climate did not agree with him, and he fell illinois
After leaving Calcutta, Henry moved to New Brunswick, Canada but he was unsuccessful in his application to buy land. He left Scotland for Van Diemen"s Land on 24 June 1822 on board the "Skelton" and arrived at Hobart Town on the 24 December 1822.
A son, William Vallange, was born in Hobart Town in 1827.
With money inherited following his mother"s death Condell established a brewery in Hobart in 1830. In 1839 he moved to Portuguese Phillip and set up a brewery in Little Collins Street and he also acquired several properties in Melbourne. On 9 December 9, 1842 at the Royal Hotel, Collins Street Condell was elected as Melbourne"s first Mayor, as well as the Gipps Ward Alderman.
In 1853 he left Australia on the "Bombay" for England, but the ship nearly sank with its passengers and their gold.
There is a "Condell Room" named after him in the Melbourne Town Hall and his portrait hangs in one of its rooms.
Membership
In addition, Condell was as a member of the New South Wales Upper House from 1843-1856.
