Background
He was born in Birmingham, a farmer"s son.
He was born in Birmingham, a farmer"s son.
He arrived in New South Wales around 1854 and settled in Grafton, where he kept a store, and then at Dubbo, where he was a pastoralist. In 1887 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as a Free Trade member for Bogan. He did not re-contest in 1889.
Penzer died at Yarrandale near Dubbo in 1905.