Mr William Thomas DICK (1865 - 1932)**

Date of Birth: 16/01/1865 Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 01/07/1932 Place of Death: Bondi, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 17 Jul 1894 19 Aug 1907 13yr(s) 1mth(s) 3day(s) Member of the NSW Legislative Council 2 Oct 1907 1 Jul 1932 24yr(s) 8mth(s) 30day(s) Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 24 September 1907. Member for Newcastle East 17 Jul 1894 5 Jul 1895 11mth(s) 19day(s) 16th (1894 - 1895) Member for Newcastle East 24 Jul 1895 8 Jul 1898 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s) 17th (1895 - 1898) Member for Newcastle East 27 Jul 1898 11 Jun 1901 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 16day(s) 18th (1898 - 1901) Member for Newcastle East 3 Jul 1901 16 Jul 1904 3yr(s) 14day(s) 19th (1901 - 1904) Member for Newcastle 6 Aug 1904 19 Aug 1907 3yr(s) 14day(s) 20th (1904 - 1907) Honorary Minister 29 Aug 1904 1 Oct 1907 3yr(s) 1mth(s) 3day(s) Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Works. Committee No. 14 11 Dec 1894 5 Jul 1895 6mths 25days 16th (1894 - 1895) Printing Committee No.5 14 May 1896 16 Nov 1896 6mths 3days 17th (1895 - 1898) Land fronting Throsby and Cottage Creeks, sold by A.A Dangar, Esquire Committee No.18 28 Jul 1896 16 Nov 1896 3mths 20days 17th (1895 - 1898) Pitt Town Settlement Committee No.30 6 Oct 1896 12 Nov 1896 1mth 7days 17th (1895 - 1898) Claim of Richardson, Turner & Co Committee No.36 21 Oct 1896 12 Nov 1896 23days 17th (1895 - 1898) Printing Committee No. 5 28 Apr 1897 9 Dec 1897 7mths 12days 17th (1895 - 1898) The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No. 1 21 Jun 1898 8 Jul 1898 18days 17th (1895 - 1898) Printing Committee No. 5 28 Jun 1898 8 Jul 1898 11days 17th (1895 - 1898) The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No. 1 17 Aug 1898 23 Dec 1898 4mths 7days 18th (1898 - 1901) Printing Committee No. 6 25 Aug 1898 23 Dec 1898 3mths 29days 18th (1898 - 1901) Land Fronting Throsby and Cottage Creek sold by A.A. Dangar, Esq. Committee No. 9 30 Aug 1898 23 Dec 1898 3mths 24days 18th (1898 - 1901) City and North Sydney Connection Bill Committee No. 11 20 Sep 1898 23 Dec 1898 3mths 4days 18th (1898 - 1901) Mort’s Dock and Engineering Company (Limited) Enabling Bill Committee No. 18 17 Nov 1898 23 Dec 1898 1mth 7days 18th (1898 - 1901) Case of Rachel Dawson Committee No.20 22 Nov 1898 23 Dec 1898 1mth 2days 18th (1898 - 1901) Printing Committee No.4 21 Feb 1899 23 Feb 1899 3days 18th (1898 - 1901) Printing Committee No.5 13 Apr 1899 21 Apr 1899 9days 18th (1898 - 1901) Estate of the late S.M Swift of Petersham Committee No.3 1 Aug 1899 21 Dec 1899 4mths 21days 18th (1898 - 1901) Mine at Brindebella, owned by the Bank of North Queensland Committee No. 21 21 Nov 1899 30 Nov 1899 10days 18th (1898 - 1901) Land fronting Throsby and Cottage Creeks, sold by A.A Dangar, Esquire Committee No.12 2 Oct 1901 20 Dec 1901 2mths 19days 19th (1901 - 1904) Inverell Gas, Coke, Coal, and Electric Lighting Company (Limited) Bill Committee No.15 17 Dec 1901 18 Dec 1901 2days 19th (1901 - 1904) Claim of Mr John Leonard against the Public Works Department Committee No.8 17 Jun 1902 19 Dec 1902 6mths 3days 19th (1901 - 1904) Conditional Purchase by Mrs Anne Rouse, in the Parish of Kahibah Committee No.13 19 Aug 1902 9 Oct 1902 1mth 21days 19th (1901 - 1904) Claim of James Ross, Pilot Boatman Committee No.18 30 Oct 1902 17 Dec 1902 1mth 18days 19th (1901 - 1904) Chairman North Sydney Brick and Tile Company’s Tramway Bill Committee No.19 6 Nov 1902 14 Nov 1902 9days 19th (1901 - 1904) Goulburn Roman Catholic Church Land Sale Bill Committee No.3 1 Jul 1903 30 Jul 1903 30days 19th (1901 - 1904) Alleged Evasion of the Arbitration Act Committee No.13 4 Sep 1903 23 Sep 1903 20days 19th (1901 - 1904) Case of Henry Harding, W.S Stead, and others – Certificate of Title Committee No.7 27 Sep 1904 14 Dec 1904 2mths 18days 19th (1901 - 1904) Printing Committee No.6 28 Jun 1905 8 Dec 1905 5mths 11days 20th (1904 - 1907) Refreshment Committee No.5 28 Jun 1905 9 Dec 1905 5mths 12days 20th (1904 - 1907) Allegation by the Rev. W.Woolls Rutledge respecting an appointment to the Public Service Committee No.15 29 Aug 1905 25 Oct 1905 1mth 27days 20th (1904 - 1907) Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Association Bill Committee No.20 2 Nov 1905 8 Nov 1905 7days 20th (1904 - 1907) Testator’s Family Maintenance Committee No.23 28 Nov 1905 9 Dec 1905 12days 20th (1904 - 1907) Printing Committee No.5 10 Jul 1906 18 Dec 1906 5mths 9days 20th (1904 - 1907) Refreshment Committee No.4 10 Jul 1906 18 Dec 1906 5mths 9days 20th (1904 - 1907) Case of Henry Harding, W.S Stead and others – Certificate of Title Committee No.7 21 Aug 1906 27 Nov 1906 3mths 7days 20th (1904 - 1907) Refreshment Committee No.5 9 Jul 1907 12 Jul 1907 4days 20th (1904 - 1907)

Political Party Activity

Freetrade, Liberal Party

Community Activity

Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1911

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Schoolteacher. Educated at Fort Street and Newcastle Superior Public Schools. Became a pupil teacher with the Education Department. Taught at Wickham 1881 - 1884, Fort Street Training School 1884 - 1885, Dulwich Public School 1885 - 1887. Awarded a scholarship to the University of Sydney. B.A (Hons) 1890. Opened a private school in Newcastle. After election qualified as an actuary. Member of the Institute of Actuaries, London. Read for the Bar and admitted in 1902. Co - founder of the University undergraduates Association. Member of the Australian Natives Association. Freemason. With W.M Hughes became an author.

Personal

Son of William, a police officer, and Eliza. Married Anna Helena Poulson on 7 May 1892 at Newcastle and had issue, 3 daughters and 3 sons. Presbyterian.

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