Henry Weedon
Sir Henry Weedon (26 March 1859 – 26 March 1921) was an Australian politician.
Weedon was born in Melbourne to builder Henry Weedon and Emily née Emery, both born in London.[1] He worked as a painter and decorator, eventually becoming managing partner of the successful Talma Photographic Studios of Sydney and Melbourne.[1] He married Emily Ellard (d. 1896) on 26 December 1880 at St Jude's Church, Carlton, with whom he had one son;[1] he would later marry Frances (Fanny) Dudley Cohen (née Miller) in (d. 1913) on 5 August 1896 at All Saints Church, St Kilda, and Florence Mary Maud McCarron on 17 April 1915 at St Mary's Cathedral, Auckland, New Zealand.[1] From 1899 to 1921 he served on Melbourne City Council, and was Lord Mayor from 1906 to 1908, in which year he was knighted.[2]
In January 1907 Weedon was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for East Melbourne[3] following the resignation of Samuel Gillott on 4 December 1906.[4] He lost his seat in the October 1911 election and unsuccessfully contested his former seat in 1912 and 1914.[1][2] In June 1919 returned to Parliament for Melbourne Province in the Victorian Legislative Council.[1][2][3] Weedon died in Darlinghurst in Sydney in 1921 and was buried in Melbourne General Cemetery.[1][2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dunstan, David (1990). "Sir Henry Weedon (1859–1921)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "Weedon, Sir Henry". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - 1 2 "Sir Henry Weedon (KT)". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ "Sir Samuel Gillott (Kt)". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- 1859 births
- 1921 deaths
- Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
- Australian Knights Bachelor
- Mayors and lord mayors of Melbourne
- 20th-century mayors of places in Australia
- Politicians from the Colony of Victoria