William Alison (politician)

William Alison (1856 12 September 1931) was a Scottish-born Australian politician.

He was born in Strathaven to pastoralists William and Eliza Alison. He was educated at Bury St Edmunds, and arrived in New South Wales in 1871. He eventually owned property near Nyngan, and was prominent in the Pastoralists' Union, serving as inaugural vice-president and later president. On 29 June 1887 he married Ellen Maud Milson, with whom he had three children. In 1889 Alison was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Protectionist member for Bogan, but he did not contest the 1891 election. Alison died at Moss Vale in 1931.[1]

References

  1. "Mr William Alison (1856 - 1931)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
John Kelly
Joseph Penzer
Member for Bogan
1889–1891
Served alongside: William A'Beckett/George Cass
Succeeded by
Robert Booth
James Morgan
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