William Beazley

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.

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

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 was also the Founding President of the Collingwood Football Club, and a key person involved in establishing the Club.

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

References

1. "William David Beazley". Re-Member. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

External links

• Cook, Peter (1979). "Beazley, William David (1854–1912)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, 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