William Henry Piddington
William Piddington MLA | |
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Member of New South Wales Legislative Assembly | |
In office 17 July 1894 – 27 September 1900 | |
Preceded by | Inaugural |
Succeeded by | Michael MacMahon |
Constituency | Electoral district of Uralla-Walcha |
Personal details | |
Born | Brisbane, Queensland | 24 April 1856
Died | 27 September 1900 Ashfield, New South Wales | (aged 44)
Political party | Independent Free Trade Free Trade Protectionist |
Spouse(s) | Florence Louise (née Bennett) 1881 |
Relations | Brother Albert Piddington |
Children | Five children |
Education | Newington College |
Occupation | Banker |
William Henry Burgess Piddington (24 April 1856 – 27 September 1900)[1] was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for six years.[2]
Birth and education[]
Piddington was born in Brisbane, Queensland and educated there and Newington College whilst the school was situated at Newington House on the Parramatta River.[3] He was the first son of London-born William Jones Killick Piddington and his Tasmanian wife Annie, née Burgess. William Snr was a Methodist minister who in later life became an Anglican.[1] Albert Piddington was a younger brother,[1] and Ralph Piddington was his nephew.[4][5]
Banking and parliament[]
In 1872, Piddington commenced working for the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney and he was the branch manager in Walcha, New South Wales,[2] when he won the local Legislative Assembly seat in 1894.[6] He resigned from the Legislative Assembly on 23 May 1900 and was made bankrupt on his own petition 2 days later.[7] He retained the seat at the resulting by-election.[6]
Death[]
He died from apoplexy whilst still a member of parliament and was survived by his wife and five children.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Piddington, William Henry Burgess (1856–1900)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 25 July 2020 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ^ a b "Mr William Henry Burgess Piddington (1856–1900)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ Register of Past Students 1863–1998. Newington College. 1999. p. 157.
- ^ Metge, Joan. "Ralph O'Reilly Piddington". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ Melrose, D.B.; Minnett, H.C. (1998). "Jack Hobart Piddington 1910–1997". Historical Records of Australian Science. 12 (2): 229. doi:10.1071/HR9981220229.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Uralla-Walcha". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "In bankruptcy: Wm Henry Burgess Piddington". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 531. 1 June 1900. p. 4218. Retrieved 14 April 2021 – via Trove.
- 1856 births
- 1900 deaths
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- Free Trade Party politicians
- Protectionist Party politicians
- People educated at Newington College
- 19th-century Australian politicians
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