| 词条 | William Taylor (Victorian politician) |
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Taylor was born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the son of William Taylor, a merchant, and Martha, nee Kirkwood. Taylor junior was educated at the High School of Glasgow.[1] Taylor decided to emigrate and arrived in the Port Phillip District on 7 August 1840.[1][2] Taylor was elected to the seat of Wimmera in on 16 August 1854, replacing William Splatt who resigned.[3] Taylor was sworn-in in September remained a member until the original Council was abolished in March 1856.[1] Taylor was elected to the Southern Province of the new Legislative Council in April 1864, a seat he held until September 1866.[1] Taylor was president of the Keilor shire council 1874-1882 and 1884-1894. Taylor was a director of the Union Mortgage & Agency Co.; he also was a member of the Ormond College council, donating £200 and creating a scholarship for the College.[2] Taylor died in Keilor, Victoria, Australia, on 21 June 1903;[1] he was survived by his wife, six sons and four daughters.[2] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite re-member |mid=768 |name=Taylor, William}} {{s-start}}{{s-par | au-vic-lc}}{{s-bef | before= William Splatt}}{{s-ttl2. ^1 2 {{Australian Dictionary of Biography |first=J. Ann |last=Hone |title=Taylor, William (1818–1903) |id2=taylor-william-1681 |accessdate=5 August 2014}} 3. ^{{cite book |title=Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6 |last=Sweetman |first=Edward |year=1920 |publisher=Whitcombe & Tombs Limited |page=179 |url=https://archive.org/details/constitutionalde00swee |accessdate=1 August 2014}} | title = Member for Wimmera | years = 16 August 1854 – March 1856}}{{s-non | reason = Original Council abolished }}{{s-bef | before= Donald Kennedy }}{{s-ttl | title = Member for Southern Province | years = April 1864 – September 1866 | with = John Bear 1864–66 William Clarke 1864–66 Thomas Power 1864 William Pettett 1864–66 William Degraves 1864–66 }}{{s-aft | after = John Sherwin }}{{end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, William}} 6 : 1818 births|1903 deaths|Members of the Victorian Legislative Council|Scottish emigrants to Australia|People from Glasgow|19th-century Australian politicians |
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