William 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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Burnley, William Bust". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023.
^ "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

[parl-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "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.

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