Neville Blyth

Early in the forties Neville joined his brother Arthur at their father's ironmonger business, and the two were actively engaged in the trade up to 1865.

[1] Blyth was elected a member of the South Australian House of Assembly for East Torrens at the general election in March 1860,[2] as colleague of Henry Mildred, represented that district during three Parliaments (in 1865 with Charles Henry Goode as colleague) until July 1867, when he resigned rather than be forced to break a promise,[3] and was succeeded by Daniel Fisher.

Having represented Encounter Bay until the end of the fifth Parliament he was chosen by the District of Victoria in August 1871[2] to succeed William Paltridge as the colleague of James Park Dawson Laurie.

In 1871 he stood for the District of Encounter Bay, but was defeated and decided to quit politics, but in March, 1877, he was elected member for North Adelaide[2] to fill the vacancy left by his brother, by then Sir Arthur Blyth, when he was appointed Agent General.

Forced by ill-health to return to England, he resigned from politics in November 1878 and settled in Sutton in Surrey, living off the rents from his substantial South Australian properties.