William Henry 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 (1856-04-24)24 April 1856
Brisbane, Queensland
Died 27 September 1900(1900-09-27) (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
Religion Methodist/Anglican
Website William Piddington MLA

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]

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, when he won the local Legislative Assembly seat in 1894.[2]

Death

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Piddington, William Henry Burgess (1856–1900)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Mr William Henry Burgess PIDDINGTON (1856 - 1900)". Parliament of NSW. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  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 December 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  5. ↑ Melrose, D.B.; Minnett, H.C. (1998). "Jack Hobart Piddington 1910-1997". Historical Records of Australian Science. 12 (2).


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