William Cummings (Australian politician)

William Cummings (1 February 1803 22 January 1878) was an Irish-born Australian politician.

He was the son of pastoralist Keenan Cummings and Elizabeth Shelly, and migrated to New South Wales around 1822. He became a pastoralist and squatter, acquiring extensive land in the Wellington and Lachlan districts. On 19 October 1829 he married Mary Ducey; they would have eleven children. In 1859 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for East Macquarie, serving until his defeat in 1874. Cummings died at Peel in 1878.[1]

References

  1. "Mr William Cummings (1803 - 1878)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New seat Member for East Macquarie
1859–1874
Served alongside: W. H. Suttor/Hawkins/Deniehy/W. H. Suttor/Buchanan/J. B. Suttor/Martin/Cooper
Succeeded by
John Booth
William Suttor
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