William Busby (politician)

William Busby
William Busby
Born	15 January 1813; England
Died	23 June 1887 (aged 74); Australia
Known for	work on Busby's Bore
Spouse(s)	Catherine Ann Woore
Relatives	John Busby (father); Thomas Woore (father-in-law)

William Busby (15 January 1813 – 23 June 1887) was an English-born Australian politician.

He was the son of civil engineer John Busby and his wife Sarah, and migrated to New South Wales in 1824. He worked for his father building Sydney's water supply tunnel, and from 1834 worked as an overseer. He purchased land near Cassilis in partnership with his brother Alexander in 1837. On 20 December 1856 he married Catherine Ann Woore, with whom he had twelve children. In 1867 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council.[1] He died at Double Bay in 1887, leaving an estate worth over £106,000.[2]

References

"Mr William Busby (1813-1887)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
Walsh, G P. "Busby, William (1813–1887)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 21 June 2020 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

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[NSW_Parl-1] "Mr William Busby (1813-1887)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

[Busby_ADB-2] Walsh, G P. "Busby, William (1813–1887)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 21 June 2020 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.