The Honourable William Pritchard Weston

Premier of Tasmania
Born
1 January 1804y, Shoreditch (Middlesex), England
Died
21 February 1888, St Kilda, Vic
Sex
Male
Father
John Weston (med practitioner)
Married Ann Elphinstone Clark (daughter of William Clark, Capt British Army); father of The Hon Edward Weston [qv]

Parliamentary service

Member of the House of Assembly of Tasmania
Member of the Legislative Council of Tasmania
Member of the Executive Council of Tasmania

Career

  • Arrived in VDL 1824.
  • Landowner.
  • Pastoralist.
  • JP for VDL 1835.
  • Premier of Tas 25 Apr to 12 May 1857 and 1860-61.
  • CofE churchwarden.

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