Andrew Knight (politician)
Andrew Halley Knight (18 December 1813 – 6 July 1904) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.[1][2]
Knight was born in Edinburgh, Scotland,[2] and arrived in the Port Phillip District in 1838. He farmed sheep in Kalkallo, Victoria and later became a merchant in Melbourne.[2]
Knight was a nominated member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 6 September 1853[3] replacing Edward Emmett.[4] Knight remained a member until resigning on 8 March 1854; he was replaced by Charles Bradshaw.[4]
In 1863 Knight and his wife, Elizabeth Hawkins Knight, travelled from Liverpool on the SS Great Britain, arriving in Melbourne on 17 December[5].
Knight died in Croydon, England on 6 July 1904.[2]
References
- https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw255505
- "Knight, Andrew Halley". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
- Labilliere, Francis Peter (1878). "Early History of the Colony of Victoria". Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 177. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- https://globalstories.ssgreatbritain.org/_/traveller/11546/
| Victorian Legislative Council | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Edward Emmett |
Nominated member 6 September 1853 – 8 March 1854 |
Succeeded by Charles Bradshaw |
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