William Patrick Manning

Sir William Patrick Manning (18 November 1845 – 20 April 1915) was an Australian politician.

Grave of Manning's wife, South Head Cemetery, Sydney

Life and career

Born at Darlinghurst, New South Wales, to baker John Manning and Margaret Harrocks, he worked as a financier and had extensive business interests. Around 1867 he married Honorah Torpy in Sydney, with whom he had eight children. He was a Sydney City alderman from 1887 to 1900 and mayor from 1891 to 1894,[1] in which year he was knighted. From 1893 to 1894 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing South Sydney. Manning died at Rose Bay in 1915.[2]

His son Frederic Manning was a writer.

References

Terri McCormack (2011). "Manning, William Patrick". Dictionary of Sydney. Dictionary of Sydney Trust. Retrieved 10 October 2015. [CC-By-SA]
"Sir William Patrick Manning (1845-1915)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

Civic offices
Preceded by Sydney Burdekin	Mayor of Sydney 1891 – 1894	Succeeded by Samuel Edward Lees
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by James Toohey	Member for South Sydney 1893 – 1894 With: Martin, Traill, Wise	District abolished

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[Dict_of_Syd-1] Terri McCormack (2011). "Manning, William Patrick". Dictionary of Sydney. Dictionary of Sydney Trust. Retrieved 10 October 2015. [CC-By-SA]

[William_Patrick_Manning_NSW_Parl-2] "Sir William Patrick Manning (1845-1915)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2019.