William Henry Piddington

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]

William Piddington

Member of New South Wales Legislative Assembly
In office
17 July 1894  27 September 1900
Preceded byInaugural
Succeeded byMichael MacMahon
ConstituencyElectoral district of Uralla-Walcha
Personal details
Born(1856-04-24)24 April 1856
Brisbane, Queensland
Died27 September 1900(1900-09-27) (aged 44)
Ashfield, New South Wales
Political partyIndependent Free Trade
Free Trade
Protectionist
Spouse(s)Florence Louise (née Bennett) 1881
RelationsBrother
Albert Piddington
ChildrenFive children
EducationNewington College
OccupationBanker

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, 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]

Death

He died from apoplexy whilst still a member of parliament and was survived by his wife and five children.[1]

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Mr William Henry Burgess Piddington (1856–1900)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. Register of Past Students 1863–1998. Newington College. 1999. p. 157.
  4. Metge, Joan. "Ralph O'Reilly Piddington". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. Melrose, D.B.; Minnett, H.C. (1998). "Jack Hobart Piddington 1910–1997". Historical Records of Australian Science. 12 (2).
  6. Green, Antony. "Elections for Uralla-Walcha". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New district Member for Uralla-Walcha
1894  1900
Succeeded by
Michael MacMahon


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