William Holborow

William Hillier Holborow CMG VD (23 December 1841 – 10 July 1917) was an Australian politician.

Early life

He was born in Sydney to linen draper Daniel Holborow and his wife Mary. He was educated privately and became a storekeeper at Richmond. On 27 July 1864 he married Amelia Town; they had ten children. He formed the Richmond Volunteer Rifles as a lieutenant in 1870, becoming a captain in 1871, a lieutenant colonel in 1881 and a colonel in 1896.[1]

Political career

An inaugural Richmond alderman from 1872,[2] he was mayor from 1874,[3] to 1875. He was again elected mayor in 1878,[4] 1879,[5] and 1880.[6]

In 1880 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Argyle. A Free Trader, he held his seat until his retirement in 1894. He was one of the commissioners for New South Wales for the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition in 1888.[7] In 1899 he was appointed to the Legislative Council, where he remained until his death. He did not hold ministerial or parliamentary office.[1]

Death

Holborow died at Croydon on 10 July 1917(1917-07-10) (aged 75).[1][8]

Honours

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1896,[9] and awarded a Volunteer Officers' Decoration in 1895.[1][10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mr William Hillier Holborow (1841-1917)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ "First municipal election: Borough of Richmond". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 245. 3 September 1872. p. 2275. Retrieved 18 May 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Borough of Richmond". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 36. 17 February 1874. p. 497. Retrieved 18 May 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Borough of Richmond". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 53. 15 February 1878. p. 717. Retrieved 18 May 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Borough of Richmond". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 55. 18 February 1879. p. 782. Retrieved 18 May 2021 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Borough of Richmond". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 60. 13 February 1880. p. 742. Retrieved 18 May 2021 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "Additional Commissioners for New South Wales at the Melbourne International Centennial Exhibition, 1888". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 478. 24 July 1888. p. 5141. Retrieved 19 May 2021 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "Death of Colonel W H Holborow". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 July 1917. p. 10. Retrieved 18 May 2021 – via Trove.
  9. ^ "Chancery of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George". The London Gazette. No. 26695. 1 January 1896. p. 2.
  10. ^ "New South Wales Defence Force Gazette". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 768. 19 November 1895. p. 7492. Retrieved 18 May 2021 – via Trove.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Argyle
1880 – 1894
Served alongside: Myers/Gannon/Parkes/Tait/Ball 		Succeeded by
Civic offices
Preceded by
Joseph Onus
 Mayor of Richmond
1874 – 1875 		Succeeded by
Joseph Onus
Preceded by
William Garling
 Mayor of Richmond
1878 – 1881 		Succeeded by
Joseph Edward Onus