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Mr William Copland LESLEY (1820 - 1876)

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Date of Birth: 01/01/1820
Place of Birth: Foveran, Scotland
Date of Death: 21/07/1876
Place of Death: Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Unpaid Magistracy Committee No.17 12 Feb 1861 11 May 1861 3 months
Member for Patrick's Plains 13 Dec 1860 05 Jun 1861 5 months 24 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 13 Dec 1860 05 Jun 1861 5 months 24 days
Political Party Activity
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Chemist. Arrived in Australia c.1841. Became a chemist in Singleton.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of William Lesley, Lieutenant Royal Navy, and Jane Watt. Married Mary Perrett on 22 October 1850 at Singleton. Presbyterian.
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.