Henry Parkes By Baxter155 May 27, 1815 Born Period: May 27, 1815 to Apr 27, 1896 Life Henry Parkes Life span Jan 1, 1839 Moving to Austraila Jan 1, 1850 Owned a News Paper Jan 1, 1854 Elected into the NSW Parliament Jan 1, 1872 Premier of NSW for the first time Jan 1, 1889 Proposed the idea of Meeting of leaders Jan 1, 1890 Meeting of leaders from each colony May 21, 1891 Constitutional Convention in Sydney Apr 27, 1896 Death Jan 1, 1901 Federation