William Burnley

William Burnley (c.1813 – 21 June 1860) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), and was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.^[1]

Burnley was born in Thorpe Arch, Yorkshire, and arrived in the area known then as the Port Phillip District of New South Wales around 1839.^[1]

He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for North Bourke from August 1853 until the original Council was abolished in March 1856.^[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate in the election for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Evelyn and Mornington in 1856.^[1]

Burnley died in Richmond, Victoria on 21 June 1860^[1] and was buried in Melbourne General Cemetery.^[2]

The Melbourne suburb of Burnley is named after him.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Burnley, William Bust". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023.
↑ "Funeral Notices". The Argus. 22 June 1856. p. 8. Retrieved 24 August 2014 – via Trove.

Victorian Legislative Council

Preceded by

John Smith

Member for North Bourke
1853–1856
Served alongside: William Nicholson 1853–1856
George Annand 1853–1855, Thomas Embling 1855–1856

Council abolished

[parl-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Burnley, William Bust". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023.

[2] "Funeral Notices". The Argus. 22 June 1856. p. 8. Retrieved 24 August 2014 – via Trove.

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