2 0 th - century ▁women ▁sing ers <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Richard son ▁( 1 8 1 0 ▁– ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Australian ▁past oral ist , ▁store ▁ke eper ▁and ▁politician . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁on ▁three ▁occasions ▁( 1 8 5 1 – 5 4 , ▁ 1 8 5 5 – 5 6 ▁ ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 8 – 8 7 ) ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁between ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Richard son ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁Pres by ter ian ▁minister ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁parish ▁schools . ▁He ▁ ▁initially ▁worked ▁in ▁London ▁as ▁a ▁lin en ▁dra per ▁and ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Sydney ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁By ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁he ▁had ▁established ▁a ▁store ▁in ▁Br is b ane ▁and ▁also ▁developed ▁a ▁sh ipping ▁ag ency . ▁Philosoph ically ▁a ▁liberal , ▁he ▁became ▁polit ically ▁active ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁and ▁opposed ▁the ▁import ation ▁of ▁cheap ▁labour , ▁whether ▁cool ie ▁or ▁conv ict ▁and ▁also ▁opposed ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁constitution ▁proposed ▁by ▁William ▁W ent worth . ▁Richard son ▁developed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁past oral ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁Dar ling ▁Down s ▁region ▁and ▁also