Arthur Dight

Arthur Dight (6 June 1819 – 31 July 1895) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Windsor, the son of John Dight, surgeon and pioneer settler, and Hannah, née Hilton.[1][2] A landowner, he ran stations in Queensland. On 29 July 1861 he married Jannet McCracken, with whom he had ten children.

In 1869 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Windsor, serving until his retirement in 1872. Dight died at Darling Point in 1895.[1]

His brother Charles Hilton was a miller and a member of the Victorian Legislative Council,[3] while his nephew, also called Charles Hilton, was subsequently elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Singleton.[4]

Family

Dight married Janet McCracken (1841–1888); their children included

  • Jessie Dight (1862–1932) married John Walker
  • Helen S. Dight (1872–1893)
  • Muriel Templeton Dight (1875–1893)
  • Arthur Hilton Dight (1878–1918)

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr Arthur Dight (1819-1895)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. ^ "The Dight Family". Singleton Argus. New South Wales, Australia. 20 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 10 March 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Dight, Charles Hilton". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Charles Hilton Dight (1843-1918)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Windsor
1869–1872 		Succeeded by