William Piddington
William Richman Piddington | |
|---|---|
Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales | |
| In office 14 May 1872 – 4 December 1872 | |
| Preceded by | George Lord |
| Succeeded by | George Lloyd |
| In office 22 March 1877 – 16 August 1877 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Stuart |
| Succeeded by | William Long |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
| In office 28 October 1879 – 25 November 1887 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 March 1813 London |
| Died | 25 November 1887 (aged 72) Sydney |
William Richman Piddington (1815 – 25 November 1887) was an Australian bookseller and politician. He was a member of the
Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales
in 1872 and 1877.
Early life
Piddington was born in the parish of Newington St Mary, Surrey, England on 8 March 1813, to parents Bythima (née Richman) and William Weston Piddington.Sydney Municipal Council in 1851.[4]
Colonial Parliament
At the
Chairman of Committees from March 1885 until his death.[7]
Government
Piddington was the
first ministry of Henry Parkes in May 1872 but resigned in December due to ill health.[8] He was again colonial treasurer in the second Parkes ministry, losing his seat at the 1877 election.[4] He supported the extension of the rural railway network and was a strong opponent of state aid for religious schools. In his later years his political opinions became more conservative and he opposed the granting of universal male suffrage. He was described by David Buchanan as "a little, squat, burly piece of pompous vulgarity" who "abandoned all his political opinions and turned Tory",[9] however MacDonald notes "he supported such liberal measures as Parkes's 1866 Education Act, opposed state aid for public worship as 'contrary to the spirit of Christianity' and contributed to the rebuilding of St Mary's Cathedral."[4]
References
- ^ England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970
- ^ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 June 1865. p. 8. Retrieved 16 April 2017 – via Trove.
- ^ "Eastway Brothers' premises". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 November 1906. p. 11. Retrieved 16 April 2017 – via Trove.
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Northumberland and Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Hawkesbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr William Richman Piddington (1815–1887)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Buchanan, David (12 December 1862). "Political portraits". Illawarra Mercury. p. 2. Retrieved 26 June 2019 – via Trove.
