William Hammill

William Hammill (c.1822 – 1 September 1871)[1] was a merchant and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1]

Hammill was a partner in a mercantile firm in Calcutta, India, and arrived in Melbourne in January 1853. Hammill married Mary Rigmaiden.[1]

In November 1856, Hammill was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Wimmera,[1] a position he held until resigning in March 1857.[1]

Hammill died at Springfield,[2] Toorak, Victoria on 1 September 1871.[1] He was buried in St Kilda Cemetery.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Hammill, William". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria.
  2. ↑ "Deaths". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 2 September 1871. p. 4. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Funeral Notices". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 2 September 1871. p. 8. Retrieved 23 August 2014.


Victorian Legislative Assembly
New district Member for Wimmera
November 1856 – March 1857
With: James McCulloch		 Succeeded by
John Quarterman
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