In 1836 Henry Parkes married Clarinda Varney and had two children, both which died as infants. A few years later they left England for Australia, with a free place on an emigrant ship, arriving in Australia in 1839.

He had only three shillings to his name when he arrived, but soon went into politics and business, at one stage owning the Empire newspaper. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1854 and he successfully campaigned against the transportation of convicts to Australia. His political career was interrupted slightly when he was investigated for fraud charges, with his debts exceeding 48,500 pounds ($100,000). But he turned to old friends and was re-elected. He introduced the Public Schools Act in 1866, which laid the foundation for free public education in Sydney. Later, he introduced the Public Instruction Act of 1880, which introduced compulsory free education and severed ties between the church and public schools. He also introduced t

Deakin was a daydreamer, and as a schoolboy he often dreamt of becoming a military hero. In his late adolescence, he began explorations into spiritualism, attending seances (he met his wife Pattie at one), having mystical experiences and beginning a lifelong interest in the occult. Deakin himself said that he remained a ¡¥god-intoxicated man¡¦.

Alfred Deakin was born on the third of August, 1856 in Fitzroy, Victoria. He was the second child of William and Sarah Deakin, who had moved to Victoria when gold was discovered in the 1850s. He attended Melbourne Church of England Grammar School (now known as Melbourne Grammar School) between 1864 and 1871, and between 1872 and 1877 studied law at the University of Melbourne.

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