William Halliday (politician)

William Halliday (1828 – 25 August 1892) was a Scottish-born Australian pastoralist and politician.

William Halliday
Born1828
Died(1892-08-25)25 August 1892
NationalityScottish
OccupationPolitician

He was born at Dumfries to sheep farmer William Halliday and Margaret Harvey. In 1852 he emigrated to Victoria, where he worked on sheep runs in the Wimmera. In 1852 he married Marion Irving, with whom he had five children. He purchased land in New South Wales in 1873, and was active in the Pastoralists Union.[1] In 1885 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council, serving until his death at Woollahra in 1892.[2]

References
  1. Teale, Ruth. "Halliday, William (1828–1892)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 23 June 2019 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. "Mr William Halliday (1828-1892)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.


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