William Henry Piddington

William Piddington
William Piddington; MLA
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	24 April 1856; Brisbane, Queensland
Died	27 September 1900 (aged 44); Ashfield, New South Wales
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, and Ralph Piddington was his nephew.[4][5]

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

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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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