William Busby (15 January 1813 – 23 June 1887) was an English-born Australian politician. He was the son of civil engineer

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and his wife Sarah, and migrated to

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in 1824. He worked for his father building

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's water supply tunnel, and from 1834 worked as an overseer. He purchased land near Cassilis in partnership with his brother

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in 1837. On 20 December 1856 he married Catherine Ann Woore, with whom he had twelve children. In 1867 he was appointed to the

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. He died at Double Bay at his property Redleaf in 1887, leaving an estate worth over £106,000.

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1813 births 1887 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council 19th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-politician-stub