William Dodery

William Dodery (August 1819 – 26 January 1912)[1] was an Australian politician.

Born in Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland,[1] Dodery arrived in Sydney with his father in 1825, and then moved to Launceston six years later. He married Mary Webb at Longford in 1842 and became a land-owner and business proprietor, building the Blenheim Hotel there and establishing a coach-line for passengers between Launceston and the town.[2]

He was elected to the House of Assembly for Norfolk Plains in 1861, and was re-elected in November 1862 and in October 1866,[3] serving until his resignation in 1870 due to business commitments.[4]

In March 1877 he returned to political life and was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council seat of Longford, now Westmoreland. Dodery was re-elected a number of times before retiring from the Parliament on 7 May 1907 having served as President of the Legislative Council since 1904.[5][6]

Dodery died in Longford, Tasmania, Australia on 26 January 1912.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Green, F. C. "Dodery, William (1819–1912)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "COUNTRY INTELLIGENCE.". The Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston, Tas. : 1835 - 1880) (Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 12 December 1846. p. 660. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Wikisource link to Dodery, Hon. William". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource
  4. ↑ "REPRESENTATION OF NORFOLK PLAINS.". The Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston, Tas. : 1835 - 1880) (Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 6 August 1870. p. 13. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856 - Dodery". Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "OBITUARY.". Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954) (Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 27 January 1912. p. 7 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "OBITUARY.". The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) (Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 27 January 1912. p. 6. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
Tasmanian Legislative Council
Preceded by
Sir Adye Douglas		 President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
1904–1907 		Succeeded by
Tetley Gant
Preceded by
Edward Weston		 Member for Longford
1877–1885 		Succeeded by
Henry Dumaresq
New seat Member for Westmorland
1885–1907 		Succeeded by
John Cheek