William Teece (1845 – 3 August 1890) was an Australian bootmaker and politician. He was born at

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to tanner William Teece and Catherine Hassall. His family migrated to

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in 1859, where he was apprenticed to his father, eventually becoming manager of the business. On 29 January 1872 he married Anna Bella Tinsley, with whom he had two sons. In 1872 he was elected to the

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as the member for

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. He served until his death in

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in 1890, whereupon he was succeeded by his brother

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. Another brother,

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, was the general manager of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Teece, William 1845 births 1890 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Free Trade Party politicians 19th-century Australian politicians