Mr William Channing A'BECKETT (1846 - 1929)

Date of Birth: 01/01/1846
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 16/06/1929
Place of Death: Wellington, New South Wales, Australia

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Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	13 Feb 1889	25 Jun 1894	5yr(s) 4mth(s) 13day(s)
Member for Bogan	13 Feb 1889	6 Jun 1891	2yr(s) 3mth(s) 25day(s)	14th (1889 - 1891)
Member for Bogan	31 May 1892	25 Jun 1894	2yr(s) 26day(s)	15th (1891 - 1894)
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1	29 Apr 1890	29 Apr 1890	1day	14th (1889 - 1891)
Menindie Irrigation Bill Committee No.21	23 Feb 1893	22 Mar 1893	28days	15th (1891 - 1894)

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Pastoralist. Educated in England, returning to New South Wales in 1865. In 1884 he described himself as a squatter of Coonamble. Owner of 'Maryvale' and 'Sarsfield Pass', stations in the Wellington district.

Personal

Son of Arthur Martin A'Beckett (1812 - 1871), medical practitioner and Member of the Legislative Council 1856 - 1860, and Emma Louise Elwin. Married Jessie Gertrude Smith on 23 February 1884, and they had 1 daughter and 4 sons. Church of England.

Additional Information

Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3 'Town and Country Journal', 23 March 1889, p13 Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: 1. A'Beckett family papers, 1828-1931; FM4/7366-73671873

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