Hemmant, William
Personal
Birth Date:
10 October 1838 (Whittlesey, Cambridge)
Death Date:
20 September 1916 (Sevenoaks, Kent)
Parents:
William Hemmant and Elizabeth (nee Burdock)
Family:
Lucy Elizabeth Ground in Coates, Cambridgeshire on 20 September 1866, 10 children
Career
Draper in London; Miner during the gold rush in Ballarat, 1859; Draper, 1860; Clothing manufacturing business, 1892
Local Government Service:
Alderman, Brisbane City Council
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | NONE | East Moreton | 4 Nov 1871 | 4 Nov 1873 | |
| Assembly | NONE | Bulimba | 4 Nov 1873 | 26 Jun 1876 |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Treasurer | 8 Jan 1874 | 5 Jun 1876 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Director, Australian Bank of Commerce
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 57854; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Gibbney, HJ, 'Hemmant, William (1837-1916)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.4, Melbourne University Press, 1972, pp 375-376
[Last Modified: Tuesday, 18 July 2017]