John Peter Peisley

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[[File:JohnPeisley.jpg|200px|thumb|left| John Peisley]]Chairman of the original Orange Municipal Council (1860) John Peisley
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[[File:JohnPeisley.jpg|200px|thumb|left| Chairman of the original Orange Municipal Council (1860) John Peisley]]On February 18, 1860, a group of residents gathered for the first meeting of the Orange Municipal Council. The meeting was held in the then Court House and was presided over by the Chairman, John Peisley with Councillors John Woodward, George McKay, William Dale, Dennis Hanrahan and William Tucker Evans in attendance. Crown Solicitor, George Colquhoun was appointed Council Clerk and James Dalton and Patrick Kenna were appointed auditors. The names read like a street directory of today's city.
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Pictured above is Chairman of the original Orange Municipal Council John Peisley.

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Chairman of the original Orange Municipal Council (1860) John Peisley
On February 18, 1860, a group of residents gathered for the first meeting of the Orange Municipal Council. The meeting was held in the then Court House and was presided over by the Chairman, John Peisley with Councillors John Woodward, George McKay, William Dale, Dennis Hanrahan and William Tucker Evans in attendance. Crown Solicitor, George Colquhoun was appointed Council Clerk and James Dalton and Patrick Kenna were appointed auditors. The names read like a street directory of today's city.

Pictured above is Chairman of the original Orange Municipal Council John Peisley.

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