William Quin

William Quin (c. 1836 – 13 November 1880) was a plasterer[1] and politician in the colony of South Australia, regarded as the first "worker" to hold such a position.[2]

William Quin was a plasterer with the firm of Webber & Quin of Queenstown in 1857,[3] occasional writer of letters to the editor[4] and well known and respected around the Port, though not so in Wallaroo which, curiously, was then part of the electoral district of Port Adelaide.

He was a leading member of Oddfellows.

He was member of the House of Assembly for Port Adelaide from April 1870 to December 1871 and February 1875 to July 1880. He was forced to retire due to ill health and died of tuberculosis. He was buried in the Woodville Cemetery.

References
  1. "Former Member of Parliament Details". South Australian Government. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. "The Late Mr. Mattinson". Port Pirie Recorder and North Western Mail. SA. 23 August 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 26 August 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Advertising". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 17 November 1857. p. 1. Retrieved 25 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Affairs in Victoria". The South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide. 29 July 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 25 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
Parliament of South Australia
Preceded by
John Duncan		 Member for Port Adelaide
1875–1880		 Succeeded by
John Hart, Jr.
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