William Burges (politician)

William Burges (* 1806 or 1808 in Fethard , Tipperary , Ireland ; † October 16, 1876 ibid) was an early settler in Western Australia and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council .

William Burges, who remained unmarried throughout his life, was a brother of Lockier Clere Burges and Samuel Burges and an uncle of Thomas and Richard Burges. In 1830, Burges and his brothers emigrated to Western Australia on board the Warrior . Until 1837 they operated a farm together in Upper Swan in what is now Perth . In 1837 his brothers received land near York , which their descendants still own today.

Burges traveled to Ireland in 1841 and returned to York in 1844. In 1846 he was appointed justice of the peace and a year later he was appointed secretary of the York Agricultural Society . In this role he was heavily involved in the ultimately successful entry of this organization, whose goal was to turn Western Australia into a penal colony . In 1850 he moved to Champion Bay District and founded his farm Bowes there . From 1851 to 1860 he was resident magistrate for this district and in 1853 he became the collector of duties and visiting magistrates for the convict camp in Port Gregory . He returned to Ireland in 1860 but visited Western Australia again in 1868 and 1875. In November 1875 he was nominated for the Legislative Council. He kept the seat until his resignation in July 1876. He returned to Ireland again, where he died on October 16 in Fethard.

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• David Black, Bolton, Geoffrey: Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia ( English ) band from 1870 to 1930 (Revised Edition). Parliament House: Parliament of Western Australia, 2001, ISBN 0730738140 .