William Everard (South Australian politician)

For the Victorian politician, see William Everard (Australian politician).

William Everard (December 1819 – 24 August 1889) was a South Australian businessman and politician.

Everard was the son of Dr. Charles George Everard M.P. (1794 – 30 March 1876) and his wife Catherine (1786 – 21 December 1866), originally of London.

The family, which included his mother and brothers Charles John Everard (ca.1822 – 22 July 1892) and James George (died 3 May 1840, aged 15), arrived in Adelaide on the ship Africaine under Captain John Finlay Duff in 1836.[1] His father was one of the first eighteen elected to South Australia's unicameral Legislative Council in 1839.[2]

By 1843 William and his brother Charles were farming a jointly-owned property in Myponga, while Dr. C. G. Everard was developing his properties "Ashford" and "Marshfield", to the west and east of the Bay Road respectively, and comprising much of the land between Keswick and Glenelg.[3][4] Dr. Everard was the first colonist to grow wheat, on one of his City selections on Morphett Street.[3]

Business

Civic, cultural and charitable activities

He was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1863[9] He was a member of

Politics

Everard was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly for the district of Encounter Bay on 6 March 1865,[13] succeeding John Lindsay, having for his colleague David Sutherland.

At the general elections of 1868 Mr. Everard was returned for the same constituency, this time with Neville Blyth

Everard did not stand for the sixth Parliament, then was returned to his old seat in December 1871, with the Hon. Thomas Reynolds as his colleague. He was unseated on petition in February 1872 by the Court of Disputed Returns, which ended his connection with the Assembly.

Fourteen months later Everard was elected a member of the Legislative Council in company with Sir Henry Ayers, and Messrs. Alexander Hay, T. Hogarth, J. Fisher, R. A. Tarlton, and Walter Duffield, and continued as one of the eighteen members comprising the Upper House, who were then returned by the whole province acting as one electoral district, until he vacated his seat on 1 August 1878. While a member of the Legislature Mr. Everard served in three Ministries:

"Although his career as a politician was not distinguished in any special manner, Mr. Everard was undoubtedly an Independent and honest member and a hard working and trustworthy Minister of the Crown. In every sense of the word he proved himself a worthy citizen and colonist."[2]

Recognition

The Hundred of Everard (County of Stanley), the locality of Everard Central, Mount Everard in the Musgrave Ranges, Lake Everard (near Lake Gairdner) and Everard Creek (now the Diamantina) were named for William.[12]

Family

5 March 1857, at Hanover Square, he married Maria Hughes, sister of William Hughes F.R.G.S., a well known geographer and author.

Their property "Ashford" of 61 acres (25 ha) on Bay Road is now the suburb of Ashford on the Anzac Highway, Adelaide.

Everard's sister Eliza married William Lucy and died 31 March 1860 in Hillsley near Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire.[14]

Everard's brother Charles John's first wife, also named Eliza, died 18 September 1850 aged 26; he married again, in Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire, to his cousin Charlotte Everard Lucy, on 23 March 1854. Their home was "Marshfield", a property of 150 acres (61 ha) on the east side of Bay Road (originally owned by Dr. C. G. Everard). His children William Francis (1855–1915), Eliza Catherine (1857–1966) and Rosa Maria (1860–1935) inherited Marshfield, progressively selling off sections to support themselves. Part of the original property is now the suburb of Everard Park. By 1908 the two sisters had been declared insolvent; William Francis Everard's widow disposed of what remained of his share, now a large part of the suburb of Keswick.[15]

References

  1. http://boundforsouthaustralia.net.au/ships/passenger-lists/africaine-passenger-list.html
  2. 1 2 Death of Mr. W. Everard South Australian Register 26 August 1889 p.5 accessed 17 November 2011
  3. 1 2 "OLD-TIME MEMORIES.". The Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 20 November 1919. p. 5. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  4. "Advertising.". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 24 June 1843. p. 1. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Advertising.". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 21 December 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  6. "Family Notices.". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 19 October 1883. p. 2. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  7. "COMPANIES AND SOCIETIES.". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 2 November 1885. p. 1 Supplement: Supplement to the South Australian Register. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  8. "Advertising.". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 19 May 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  9. "The Government Gazette.". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 4 December 1863. p. 3. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  10. "INSTITUTES.". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 8 November 1870. p. 6 Supplement: Supplement to the South Australian Register. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  11. "UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE.". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 13 November 1874. p. 7. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  12. 1 2 http://users.picknowl.com.au/~unitariansa/history/williameverard.htm
    Other references have the land transaction as a gift.
  13. "Mr William Everard". Former Member of Parliament Details. Parliament of South Australia.
  14. "Family Notices.". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 16 June 1860. p. 2. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  15. http://webcat.wtcc.sa.gov.au/hipres/images/lhimages/586-1.pdf
Political offices
Preceded by
Philip Santo
Commissioner of Public Works
24 Sep 1868  12 Oct 1868
Succeeded by
Philip Santo
South Australian House of Assembly
Previous:
John Lindsay
Member for Onkaparinga
1865 – 1870
Served alongside:
David Sutherland, Neville Blyth
Succeeded by
Arthur Lindsay
Previous:
Emil Wentzel
Member for Onkaparinga
1871 – 1872
Served alongside:
Thomas Reynolds
Succeeded by
William Rogers
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