William Hammill
William Hammill (c.1822 – 1 September 1871)[1] was a merchant and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1]
Hammill was a partner in a mercantile firm in Calcutta, India, and arrived in Melbourne in January 1853. Hammill married Mary Rigmaiden.[1]
In November 1856, Hammill was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Wimmera,[1] a position he held until resigning in March 1857.[1]
Hammill died at Springfield,[2] Toorak, Victoria on 1 September 1871.[1] He was buried in St Kilda Cemetery.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "William Hammill". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Deaths". The Argus. 2 September 1871. p. 4. Retrieved 23 August 2014 – via Trove.
- ^ "Funeral Notices". The Argus. 2 September 1871. p. 8. Retrieved 23 August 2014 – via Trove.