William Quin

William Quin (c. 1836 – 13 November 1880) was a plasterer^[1] and politician in the colony of South Australia, regarded as the first "worker" to hold such a position.^[2]

William Quin was a plasterer with the firm of Webber & Quin of Queenstown, Queenstown in 1857,^[3] occasional writer of letters to the editor^[4] and well known and respected around the Port, though not so in Wallaroo which, curiously, was then part of the electoral district of Port Adelaide.

He was a leading member of Oddfellows.

He was member of the House of Assembly for Port Adelaide from April 1870 to December 1871 and February 1875 to July 1880. He was forced to retire due to ill health and died of tuberculosis. He was buried in the Woodville Cemetery.

References

1. "Former Member of Parliament Details". South Australian Government. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
2. "The Late Mr. Mattinson". Port Pirie Recorder and North Western Mail (SA : 1898 - 1918) (SA: National Library of Australia). 23 August 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
3. "Advertising.". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 17 November 1857. p. 1. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
4. "Affairs in Victoria". The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 29 July 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 25 June 2015.