William Patrick Manning

Grave of Manning's wife, South Head Cemetery, Sydney

Sir William Patrick Manning (18 November 1845 20 April 1915) was an Australian politician.

Life and career

Born at Darlinghurst, New South Wales, to baker John Manning and Margaret Harrocks, he worked as a financier and had extensive business interests. Around 1867 he married Honorah Torpy in Sydney, with whom he had eight children. He was a Sydney City alderman from 1887 to 1900 and mayor from 1891 to 1894, in which year he was knighted. From 1893 to 1894 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing South Sydney. Manning died at Rose Bay in 1915.[1]

His son Frederic Manning was a writer.

References

Civic offices
Preceded by
Sydney Burdekin
Mayor of Sydney
1891  1894
Succeeded by
Samuel Edward Lees
Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by
James Toohey
Member for South Sydney
1893  1894
With: Martin, Traill, Wise
District abolished