William Lesley

William Copland Lesley (1820 21 July 1876) was a Scottish-born Australian politician.

He was born at Foveran to Royal Navy lieutenant William Lesley and Jane Watt. A chemist, he migrated to Australia in 1841 and settled at Singleton. On 22 October 1850 he married Mary Perrett. In 1860 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Patrick's Plains, but he resigned in 1861. Lesley died at Singleton in 1876.[1]

References

  1. "Mr William Copland Lesley (1820 - 1876)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
William Russell
Member for Patrick's Plains
1860–1861
Succeeded by
Joseph Harpur
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