William Hillier Holborow (23 December 1841 – 10 July 1917) was an Australian politician.
Early life
He was born in
Sydney
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to linen draper Daniel Holborow and his wife Mary. He was educated privately and became a storekeeper at
Richmond
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. On 27 July 1864 he married Amelia Town; they had ten children. He formed the Richmond Volunteer Rifles as a
lieutenant
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in 1870, becoming a
captain
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in 1871, a
lieutenant colonel
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in 1881 and a
colonel
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in 1896.
Political career
An inaugural Richmond alderman from 1872, he was mayor from 1874, to 1875. He was again elected mayor in 1878, 1879, and 1880.
In 1880 he was elected to the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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as the member for
Argyle. A
Free Trader, he held his seat until his retirement in 1894. He was one of the commissioners for New South Wales for the
Melbourne Centennial Exhibition
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in 1888. In 1899 he was appointed to the
Legislative Council, where he remained until his death. He did not hold ministerial or parliamentary office.
Death
Holborow died at
Croydon
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on .
Honours
He was appointed a
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
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(CMG) in 1896, and awarded a
Volunteer Officers' Decoration
The Volunteer Officers' Decoration, post-nominal letters VD, was instituted in 1892 as an award for long and meritorious service by officers of the United Kingdom's Volunteer Force. Award of the decoration was discontinued in the United Kingdom ...
in 1895.
References
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1841 births
1917 deaths
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Free Trade Party politicians
Australian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George