William Hardy (Australian politician)

William Hardy (died 11 November 1878) was an Australian lawyer and politician.

Hardy was a solicitor and a partner in the prominent Sydney law firm of Stenhouse and Hardy. He was one of Charles Cowper's 21 appointments to the New South Wales Legislative Council in May 1861, but did not take his seat. He subsequently left New South Wales and returned to Ireland. He died from smallpox in 1879 at Booterstown, near Dublin.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

References

1. "Mr William Hardy". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
2. "MAITLAND MERCURY". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 14 May 1861. p. 2. Retrieved 2 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "OLD SYDNEY". Truth. 26 November 1911. p. 12. Retrieved 2 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "NICOL D. STENHOUSE". The Daily Telegraph (6128). New South Wales, Australia. 2 February 1899. p. 7. Retrieved 2 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "NEWS OF THE DAY". The Sydney Morning Herald (12, 759). New South Wales, Australia. 22 February 1879. p. 5. Retrieved 2 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald (12, 720). New South Wales, Australia. 8 January 1879. p. 1. Retrieved 2 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.