▁Driver ▁un success fully ▁cont ested ▁three ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁and ▁was ▁defeated ▁again ▁for ▁East ▁Sydney ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁but ▁won ▁West ▁Mac qu arie ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁and ▁held ▁it ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁member ▁for ▁Car co ar ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁and ▁W inds or ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁generally ▁supported ▁Henry ▁Park es , ▁but ▁turned ▁down ▁an ▁offer ▁of ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁minister ▁of ▁mines ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁minister ▁for ▁lands ▁in ▁Park es ' ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁government ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁cr icket ▁lo ver ▁he ▁provided ▁£ 7 0 0 ▁for ▁improvements ▁to ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ound ▁and ▁v ested ▁the ▁ground ▁in ▁trust ees ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁including ▁himself ▁as ▁the ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Cr icket ▁Association . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁Driver ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁organ izer ▁of ▁vis its ▁by ▁English ▁cr icket ▁teams ▁and ▁inter colon ial ▁matches . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁he ▁married ▁Elizabeth ▁Margaret ▁Mar low . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁Sydney ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Rand wick ▁and ▁is