William Fergus Hurley (2 July 1848 – 28 March 1924) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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to Farrell and Catherine Hurley; his father was a clerk. He worked as a mine manager before entering politics, notably managing the Sunny Corner mine near Bathurst, which pioneered

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smelting furnaces in New South Wales. In 1880 he married Lillian Pritchard, with whom he had four children. In 1895 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for Macquarie. He served until 1904, when the size of the Assembly was reduced and he was appointed to the

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. Hurley remained in the upper house until his death at Burwood in 1924. His brother

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was also a member of the NSW parliament, as member for Central Cumberland (1872-1874) and Hartley (1876-1880), (1887-1891) and (1901-1907).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hurley, William 1848 births 1924 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Protectionist Party politicians Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council