William Bebbington (19 October 1856 – 31 July 1939) was a cheese maker and member of the

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Biography

Bebbington was born at Baschurch,

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, England, to Thomas Bebbington and his wife Martha. He worked as a clerk for the

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before arriving in Australia and settling in

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. He started a cheese factory in the town and eventually became the President of the Queensland Cheese Manufacturers' Association. In 1881 he married Amelia Jones (died 1903)Family history research
— Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 23 February 2016. in Baschurch and together had two sons and three daughters. He died in July 1939 and was buried in the

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Retrieved 23 March 2016.

Political career

Bebbington was the member for Drayton in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1912 until 1923. During that time he represented the Ministerial Party, Farmers' Union, National Party, and an early version of what became the Country Party.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bebbington, William Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1856 births 1939 deaths Burials in Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery National Party (Queensland, 1917) members of the Parliament of Queensland British emigrants to the Colony of Queensland