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]

David Ham

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

"DEATH OF MR. DAVID HAM". The Age (16, 478). Victoria, Australia. 4 January 1908. p. 11. Retrieved 20 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
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.

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[:0-1] "DEATH OF MR. DAVID HAM". The Age (16, 478). Victoria, Australia. 4 January 1908. p. 11. Retrieved 20 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

[:1-2] Jolly, Eris (2002), Seven Hills of Brisbane, N.E. & E.M. Jolly, pp. 6, 10, 99–100, ISBN 978-0-9581143-0-1

[3] "Former Member Profile - David Ham". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 19 October 2020.