William Dodery

William Dodery (August 1819 – 26 January 1912)[1] was an Australian politician.

Born in Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland,[1] Dodery arrived in Sydney (New South Wales) with his father in 1825, and then moved to Launceston (Van Diemen's Land) six years later. He married Mary Webb at Longford in 1842 and became a land-owner and business proprietor, building the Blenheim Hotel there and establishing a coach-line for passengers between Launceston and the town.[2]

He was elected to the House of Assembly for Norfolk Plains in 1861, and was re-elected in November 1862 and in October 1866,[3] serving until his resignation in 1870 due to business commitments.[4]

In March 1877 he returned to political life and was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council seat of Longford, continuing when his seat was redistributed as Westmorland in 1885. Dodery was re-elected a number of times before retiring from the Parliament on 7 May 1907 having served as President of the Legislative Council since 1904.[5][6]

Dodery died in Longford, Tasmania, Australia on 26 January 1912.[7]

References

Green, F. C. "Dodery, William (1819–1912)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 20 October 2012 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
"COUNTRY INTELLIGENCE". The Cornwall Chronicle. Launceston, Tasmania. 12 December 1846. p. 660. Retrieved 29 January 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
Mennell, Philip (1892). "Dodery, Hon. William" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
"REPRESENTATION OF NORFOLK PLAINS". The Cornwall Chronicle. Launceston, Tasmania. 6 August 1870. p. 13. Retrieved 29 January 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
"The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856 - Dodery". Retrieved 20 October 2012.
"OBITUARY". The Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 27 January 1912. p. 7 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 29 January 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
"OBITUARY". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 27 January 1912. p. 6. Retrieved 29 January 2013 – via National Library of Australia.

Tasmanian House of Assembly
Preceded by John Archer	Member for Norfolk Plains 1861–1870	Succeeded by Charles Rocher
Tasmanian Legislative Council
Preceded by Edward Weston	Member for Longford 1877–1885	Division abolished
New seat	Member for Westmorland 1885–1907	Succeeded by John Cheek
Political offices
Preceded by Sir Adye Douglas	President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council 1904–1907	Succeeded by Tetley Gant

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[ADB-1] Green, F. C. "Dodery, William (1819–1912)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 20 October 2012 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

[2] "COUNTRY INTELLIGENCE". The Cornwall Chronicle. Launceston, Tasmania. 12 December 1846. p. 660. Retrieved 29 January 2013 – via National Library of Australia.

[Mennell-3] Mennell, Philip (1892). "Dodery, Hon. William" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.

[4] "REPRESENTATION OF NORFOLK PLAINS". The Cornwall Chronicle. Launceston, Tasmania. 6 August 1870. p. 13. Retrieved 29 January 2013 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856 - Dodery". Retrieved 20 October 2012.

[6] "OBITUARY". The Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 27 January 1912. p. 7 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 29 January 2013 – via National Library of Australia.

[7] "OBITUARY". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 27 January 1912. p. 6. Retrieved 29 January 2013 – via National Library of Australia.