William Love (Australian politician)

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William Love
Born1810
Omagh, Ireland
Died31 January 1885
Nationality Australian
Occupationmerchant, magistrate, politician
TitleMr William Love PM
Spouse(s)Ellinor (née Robinson)

William Love (1810-1885) was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for West Sydney from 1860 to 1864. Love served as Chairman of the Sydney Revenues Improvement Bill Committee. [1]

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Early life

Love married to Ellinor Robinson at Fintona, Ireland in 1838 and they arrived in Sydney in 1841 as bounty immigrants in the Brothers. The family settled on the Coppabella Run at Tumbarumba, New South Wales, owned by Love's father-in-law, James Robinson (d.1868).

After failing on the land, in 1850 Love opened a retail grocery shop at 476 George Street with his son James as a partner. In 1875 William was appointed police magistrate at Gundagai. [2]

NSW parliament

Love was a candidate at the 1860 election where he was the third of four members elected, with 1,538 votes (14.4%). [3] He stood again at the 1864–65 election however he was defeated, finishing seventh with 662 votes (5.3%). [4] He stood again at the 1865 West Sydney by-election, but was again unsuccessful with 1,130 votes (46.2%). [5]

Later life

The grocery firm Love and Son became insolvent in 1866. [6] [7]

Love died at Gundagai on 31 January 1885 (aged 75). [1] [8]

Love and Ellinor had 7 children. Of these James was a successful merchant, [2] while Milton was a well known Sydney stipendiary magistrate. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr William Love (1810-1885)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 Walsh, G P (1974). "Love, James Robinson (1836-1914)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Vol. 5. Melbourne University Press. ISSN   1833-7538 . Retrieved 29 June 2020 via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  3. Green, Antony. "1860 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  4. Green, Antony. "1864-5 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  5. Green, Antony. "1865 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  6. "Monthly commercial review". The Sydney Morning Herald . 22 September 1866. p. 9. Retrieved 29 June 2020 via Trove.
  7. "Notice of an indenture". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 197. 12 October 1866. p. 2442. Retrieved 29 June 2020 via Trove.
  8. "Death of Mr Love PM". Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser . 3 February 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 29 June 2020 via Trove.
  9. "Death of ex-stipendiary magistrate". The Maitland Daily Mercury . 17 November 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 29 June 2020 via Trove.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for West Sydney
1860–1864
With: Lang
Dalgleish
Windeyer/Eagar
Succeeded by