Joseph Creer

Joseph Creer (1 February 1832 – 17 August 1913) was a Manx-born Australian politician and cabinetmaker.

He was born on the Isle of Man to farmer Patrick Creer and Ann Quirk.

[1] In 1855 he migrated to New South Wales, settling in Maitland, where he worked as a builder and broom manufacturer.

[2] He left Maitland due to flooding and moved to Newcastle in 1870, working as a cabinet maker, until his business was destroyed by fire.

In 1885 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as one of the members for Northumberland on a protectionist platform.