William Joseph Castling (1838 – 7 June 1906) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

William Castling
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Townsville
In office
21 March 1896 – 11 March 1899
Serving with Robert Philp
Preceded byAnthony Ogden
Succeeded byPatrick Hanran
Personal details
Born
William Joseph Castling

1838
Northallerton, Yorkshire, England
Died7 June 1906 (aged 68)
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeWest End Cemetery
Political partyMinisterialist
SpouseMary Townsend (m.1872 d.1892)
OccupationButcher

Biography

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Castling was born in Northallerton, Yorkshire, the son of Robert Castling and his wife Jane (née Haw) and was educated in Ipswich. He arrived at Dalrymple, Queensland in 1863 and worked the goldfields in the area before purchasing a half share in a Townsville wholesale butchery in 1876 which by 1880 employed 40 people.[1]

On 11 November 1872 he married Mary Townsend in Townsville and together had 5 sons and 4 daughters. Castling drowned in Ross Creek in Townsville in June 1906[1] and was buried in the West End Cemetery.[2]

Public career

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Castling won the junior position in the two-member seat of Townsville for the Ministerialists at the 1896 Queensland colonial election.[3] He represented the electorate for three years and did not stand at the 1899 Queensland colonial election.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. ^ CASTLING William JosephCity of Townsville Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LII, no. 11, 915. Queensland, Australia. 23 March 1896. p. 6. Retrieved 13 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LV, no. 12, 844. Queensland, Australia. 13 March 1899. p. 6. Retrieved 13 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Townsville
1896–1899
Served alongside: Robert Philp
Succeeded by