William Dodery

William Dodery (August 1819 – 26 January 1912)[1] was an Australian politician.

Born in Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland,[1] Dodery arrived in Sydney (New South Wales) with his father in 1825, and then moved to Launceston (Van Diemen's Land) six years later. He married Mary Webb at Longford in 1842 and became a land-owner and business proprietor, building the Blenheim Hotel there and establishing a coach-line for passengers between Launceston and the town.[2]

He was elected to the House of Assembly for Norfolk Plains in 1861, and was re-elected in November 1862 and in October 1866,[3] serving until his resignation in 1870 due to business commitments.[4]

In March 1877 he returned to political life and was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council seat of Longford, continuing when his seat was redistributed as Westmorland in 1885. Dodery was re-elected a number of times before retiring from the Parliament on 7 May 1907 having served as President of the Legislative Council since 1904.[5][6]

Dodery died in Longford, Tasmania, Australia on 26 January 1912.[7]

References
  1. Green, F. C. "Dodery, William (1819–1912)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 20 October 2012 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. "COUNTRY INTELLIGENCE". The Cornwall Chronicle. Launceston, Tasmania. 12 December 1846. p. 660. Retrieved 29 January 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. Mennell, Philip (1892). "Dodery, Hon. William" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
  4. "REPRESENTATION OF NORFOLK PLAINS". The Cornwall Chronicle. Launceston, Tasmania. 6 August 1870. p. 13. Retrieved 29 January 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856 - Dodery". Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  6. "OBITUARY". The Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 27 January 1912. p. 7 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 29 January 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "OBITUARY". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 27 January 1912. p. 6. Retrieved 29 January 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
Tasmanian House of Assembly
Preceded by
John Archer		 Member for Norfolk Plains
1861–1870		 Succeeded by
Charles Rocher
Tasmanian Legislative Council
Preceded by
Edward Weston		 Member for Longford
1877–1885		 Division abolished
New seat Member for Westmorland
1885–1907		 Succeeded by
John Cheek
Political offices
Preceded by
Sir Adye Douglas		 President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
1904–1907		 Succeeded by
Tetley Gant
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