William Burnley

For the slave-owner in Trinidad, see William Hardin Burnley.

William Burnley (c.1813 – 21 June 1860) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.^[1]

Burnley was born in Thorpe Arch, Yorkshire, and arrived in the area known then as the Port Phillip District of New South Wales around 1839.^[1]

Burnley was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for North Bourke from August 1853 until the original Council was abolished in March 1856.^[1] Burnley was an unsuccessful candidate in the election for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Evelyn and Mornington in 1856.^[1]

Burnley died in Richmond, Victoria on 21 June 1860^[1] and was buried in Melbourne General Cemetery.^[2]

The suburb of Burnley, Victoria was named after him.^[1]

References

1. "Burnley, William Bust". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023.
2. "Funeral Notices". The Argus. 22 June 1856. p. 8. Retrieved 24 August 2014 – via Trove.

 

Victorian Legislative Council
Preceded by John Smith	Member for North Bourke 1853–1856 Served alongside: William Nicholson 1853–1856 George Annand 1853–1855, Thomas Embling 1855–1856	Council abolished