John Kidd (politician)

John Kidd (1 September 1838 – 8 April 1919) was a politician, store-keeper and dairy farmer in New South Wales, Australia.

Born in Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland, to boot manufacturer John Kidd and Elizabeth née Souter, he received a limited education and was apprenticed at the age of thirteen as a baker and confectioner.

In 1857 he arrived in New South Wales and became a baker in Sydney, with his bakery becoming a general store by 1876.

[1] In 1880 Kidd was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Camden.

[1] He was a commissioner for New South Wales for the exhibitions Adelaide in 1887 and Melbourne in 1888.