David Ham
David Ham (1830–1908) was a gold miner and politician in Victoria, Australia. He was a Member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1886 to 1904.[1][2][3]
Early life[]
David Ham was born in November 1830 in Cornwall, England.[2]
Victorian enterprises[]
He immigrated to Victoria in 1849 and spent two years farming at Indented Head. He then went to the Victorian goldfields where he amassed a fortune, partly through gold prospecting and partly through establishing businesses on the goldfields, such as store keeping, butchering and saw-milling.[2]
In 1861 he settled in Ballarat as a land agent, auctioneer and stock broker.[2]
He was an active member of the Wesleyan Church in Melbourne, Ballarat and Queenscliff, and was known for his philanthropy.[2]
Politics[]
He was elected a Member of the Victorian Legislative Council in 1886 and remained in the council until its reduction in size in 1904 when he retired.[1][2]
Later life[]
Ham died at Queenscliff, Victoria in January 1908 from pneumonia, following a chill he caught when bathing.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ a b c "DEATH OF MR. DAVID HAM". The Age. No. 16, 478. Victoria, Australia. 4 January 1908. p. 11. Retrieved 20 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c d e f g Jolly, Eris (2002), Seven Hills of Brisbane, N.E. & E.M. Jolly, pp. 6, 10, 99–100, ISBN 978-0-9581143-0-1
- ^ "Former Member Profile - David Ham". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
- 1830 births
- 1908 deaths
- 19th-century Australian politicians