William Beazley

The Honourable
William Beazley
Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
In office
16 September 1903 – 1 June 1904
Preceded by Duncan Gillies
Succeeded by Frank Madden
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Collingwood
In office
28 March 1889 – 1 June 1904
Preceded by William Guard Feild
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Abbotsford
In office
1 June 1904 – 28 June 1912
Preceded by District created
Succeeded by Gordon Webber
Personal details
Born William David Beazley
(1854-10-07)7 October 1854
London, England
Died 28 June 1912(1912-06-28) (aged 57)
Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia
Political party Labour
Occupation Estate agent

William David Beazley (7 October 1854 – 28 June 1912) was an English Australian politician, who was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Collingwood from 1889 to 1904, and for Abbotsford from 1904 to 1912.

Biography

Beazley was born in London to William and Elizabeth Beazley, and arrived in Melbourne as an infant in around 1855. He worked as a saddler and harness marker, and in around 1886 was an estate agent. In March 1889, he was elected as one of two members for Collingwood in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. In 1904, the seat became a single-member electorate, and Beazley was elected for the new district of Abbotsford. In addition to his positions in the Parliament of Victoria, Beazley also served as mayor of Collingwood on two occasions during his parliamentary term, from 1894 to 1895 and from 1899 to 1901.[1]

His appointments included Chairman of Committees from 1897 to 1903, and Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1903 to 1904. He also served on two royal commissions into state banking and old age pensions.[1]

Beazley died in office on 28 June 1912. Gordon Webber was elected to replace him at a by-election on 26 July.

References

  1. 1 2 "William David Beazley". Re-Member. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  • Cook, Peter (1979). "Beazley, William David (1854–1912)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
William Feild		 Member for Collingwood
1889–1904		 Seat abolished
District created Member for Abbotsford
1904–1912		 Gordon Webber
Preceded by
Duncan Gillies		 Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
1903–1904		 Succeeded by
Frank Madden
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