William Day (21 February 1825 – 8 November 1887) was an Australian politician and boatbuilder. He was one of

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's 21 appointments to the

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in May 1861, but never took his seat. Day was the son of Thomas Day (1795–1868) and Susannah, née Stubbs (died 1833) and was born on 21 February 1825 in Sydney. In 1859 he married Anne Gertrude Souter. Together they had a daughter and 6 sons. He was an Alderman on the

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between 1869 and 1875, representing the Brisbane Ward, Day also officiated as returning officer at the Hyde Park hustings. Day died on 8 November 1887 at Paddington.

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1825 births 1887 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council Colony of New South Wales people 19th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-politician-stub