John Plumb (politician)

{{Short description|Pastoralist and politician in New South Wales, Australia}}

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| term_start = 9 February 1889

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John Plumb (23 February 1846 – 21 July 1891) was a pastoralist and politician in the Colony of New South Wales.

He was born near Goulburn to farmers Robert and Elizabeth Plumb. He attended Goulburn Grammar School and Calder House Academy in Redfern, and became a sheep farmer. He also had interests in mining and contracting. In 1889 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as one of two Free Trade members for Carcoar, serving until his defeat in 1891.{{cite NSW election|title=Elections for the District of Carcoar |year=DistrictIndexes |district=Carcoar |access-date=20 August 2020}} Plumb died a month later at Woollahra.{{cite NSW Parliament |title=Mr John Plumb (1846-1891) |id=875 |former=Yes |accessdate=14 June 2019}}