William Thomas Mollison (1816 – 9 November 1886) was an pastoralist and politician in colonial

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, a member of the

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and later, the

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Early life

Mollison was born in London, England, the son of Crawford Mollison and Elizabeth, ''née'' Fullerton

Colonial Australia

Mollison arrived in the

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in 1838 to join his brother, Alexander Fullerton Mollison. On 8 June 1853 Mollison was elected to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council for Talbot, Dalhousie and Anglesey, a seat he held until the original Council was abolished in March 1856. Mollison was elected to the seat of Dundas and Follett in the Victorian Legislative Assembly in April 1858. The seat was known as

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from 1859, Mollison held the seat until resigning in February 1864. Mollison died in England on 9 November 1886.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mollison, William Thomas 1816 births 1886 deaths Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Members of the Victorian Legislative Council Politicians from London English emigrants to colonial Australia 19th-century Australian politicians