William Fraser Martin (1834 – 25 October 1917) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He was born in

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to farmer William Martin and Elizabeth Fraser. The family moved to

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around 1837 and became farmers. Martin followed the gold rushes through

and

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before becoming a farmer in 1859. On 28 April 1859 he married Mary McFarlane, with whom he had two sons. He moved to

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to work as a land agent, and in 1880 was elected to the

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for West Sydney. He was defeated in 1882, but returned to the Assembly in 1887 as the member for

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. He did not contest the 1889 election. Martin died at Redfern in 1917.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, William 1834 births 1917 deaths Colony of New South Wales politicians Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Free Trade Party politicians British emigrants to Australia