Robert Haworth (1801 – 21 December 1875) was an English-born Australian politician.
He was born at Bury in Lancashire to Richard Haworth and Lizzie Burch. He married Alice Whittaker around 1822, with whom he had eight children; a second marriage on 7 October 1854 to Thirza Tapp Webber produced a further four children. He migrated to Australia around 1835. In 1860 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Illawarra, but he did not re-contest in 1864. Haworth died at Wollongong in 1875.
References
- "Mr Robert Haworth (1801-1875)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
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| Preceded bySamuel Gordon | Member for Illawarra 1860–1864 |
Succeeded byPatrick Osborne |