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 | Notes |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | 13 Feb 1889 | 25 Jun 1894 | 5yr(s) 4mth(s) 13day(s)
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| 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) | |
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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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