John Everard (Australian politician)

John Everard (1825-1886) by Henry Samuel Sadd in State Library, Victoria

John Everard (1825 – 29 August 1886)^[1] was an Australian politician, serving in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. There are no records of date of birth, but he was baptised on 7 April 1825 at Ratby, Leicestershire, England.^[1][2]

Everard was born at Groby, Leicestershire, the son of Thomas Everard, farmer, and his wife Mary, née Breedon.^[1][2]

Everard emigrated to Australia aboard the Adelaide, arriving in Melbourne on 11 May 1853 (James McCulloch, later Premier of Victoria, was a fellow passenger).^[1]

Everard served in the Victorian Legislative Assembly as Member for the electoral districts of Rodney from January 1858 to December 1859; North Gippsland in August 1861 (elected, but not sworn in as he had become insolvent) and again from April 1864 to August 1864; and Collingwood March 1868 to October 1869 and again May 1874 to July 1874 (resigned because he had become insolvent again).^[1]

Everard was a tea merchant and also a stock and share broker. He was Chairman of the National Eight Hours League and also Chairman of the Victorian Industries Protection League.^[1] Everard died on 29 August 1886 at South Yarra.^[1]

Everard was the father of William Hugh Everard who served as a Member and also Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.^[1]

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Johnson, Robert A. "Everard, John (1825–1886)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 6 January 2014. 
2. 1 2 "Everard, John". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 6 January 2014.