John Benton Wild (10 November 1806 – 26 June 1857) was an Irish-born Australian politician. He was born in

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to Lieutenant John Wild and Mary Lynch. He was a pastoralist, and on 12 February 1832 married Emmeline Gaudry at Cobbitty. They had thirteen children, one of whom,

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, was a member of the

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. John Wild was elected as a member of the

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from 1845 to 1848, representing the County of Camden. He died near Camden in 1857.

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1806 births 1857 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council 19th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-politician-stub