Background
He was born on the Isle of Manitoba to farmer Patrick Creer and Ann Quirk.
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Joseph Creer
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In 1855 he migrated to New South Wales, settling in Maitland, where he worked as a builder and broom manufacturer, and was also a local alderman. He moved to Newcastle in 1870, working as a cabinet maker. He was a Newcastle councillor from 1875 and Mayor of Newcastle in 1881.
In 1885 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Northumberland.
A Protectionist, he held his seat until 1891. Creer died at Summer Hill in 1913.
