William Taylor (Victorian politician)

William Taylor (20 November 1818 – 21 June 1903) was a pastoralist and politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.[1]

Taylor was born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the son of William Taylor, a merchant, and Martha, nee Kirkwood. Taylor junior was educated at the High School of Glasgow.[1]

Taylor decided to emigrate and arrived in the Port Phillip District on 7 August 1840.[1][2]

Taylor was elected to the seat of Wimmera in on 16 August 1854, replacing William Splatt who resigned.[3] Taylor was sworn-in in September remained a member until the original Council was abolished in March 1856.[1]

Taylor was elected to the Southern Province of the new Legislative Council in April 1864, a seat he held until September 1866.[1]

Taylor was president of the Keilor shire council 1874–1882 and 1884–1894. Taylor was a director of the Union Mortgage & Agency Co.; he also was a member of the Ormond College council, donating £200 and creating a scholarship for the College.[2] Taylor died in Keilor, Victoria, Australia, on 21 June 1903;[1] he was survived by his wife, six sons and four daughters.[2]

References

  1. "Taylor, William". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
  2. Hone, J. Ann. "Taylor, William (1818–1903)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 5 August 2014 via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  3. Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 179. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
Victorian Legislative Council
Preceded by
William Splatt
Member for Wimmera
16 August 1854 – March 1856
Original Council
abolished
Preceded by
Donald Kennedy
Member for Southern Province
April 1864 – September 1866
With: John Bear 1864–66
William Clarke 1864–66
Thomas Power 1864
William Pettett 1864–66
William Degraves 1864–66
Succeeded by
John Sherwin
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