Andrew Knight (politician)

Andrew Halley Knight (18 December 1813 – 6 July 1904) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.[1]

Knight was born in Edinburgh, Scotland,[1] and arrived in the Port Phillip District in 1838. He farmed sheep in Kalkallo, Victoria and later became a merchant in Melbourne.[1]

Knight was a nominated member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 6 September 1853[2] replacing Edward Emmett.[3] Knight remained a member until resigning on 8 March 1854; he was replaced by Charles Bradshaw.[3]

Knight died in Croydon, England on 6 July 1904.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Knight, Andrew Halley". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria.
  2. ↑ Labilliere, Francis Peter (1878). "Early History of the Colony of Victoria" II. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 177. Retrieved 1 August 2014.


Victorian Legislative Council
Preceded by
Edward Emmett		 Nominated member
6 September 1853 – 8 March 1854 		Succeeded by
Charles Bradshaw
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