William Weston (Australian politician)

For others of this name, see William Weston (disambiguation).

William Weston


3rd Premier of Tasmania
In office 25 April 1857 – 12 May 1857
Preceded by	Thomas Gregson
Succeeded by	Francis Smith
In office 1 November 1860 – 2 August 1861
Preceded by	Francis Smith
Succeeded by	Thomas Chapman
Personal details
Born	1804 Shoreditch, London, England, UK
Died	21 February 1888(1888-02-21) St Kilda, Victoria
Nationality	British
Religion	Church of England

William Pritchard Weston (1804 – 21 February 1888) was the third Premier of Tasmania.

Born in Shoreditch, England, Weston emigrated to Tasmania in about 1830, purchasing a property near Longford, and lived there for several years. He also received a grant of 2500 acres (10 km²). He was made a magistrate and with the Rev. John West took a prominent part in the formation of the anti-transportation league which between 1849 and 1853 had an important influence in the success of this movement. Holding office on two different occasions. Weston was elected to parliament at the original opening, in 1856 in the electoral district of Ringwood. He served for a short term as Premier from 25 April 1857 until 12 May 1857. He resigned his seat in the Tasmanian House of Assembly on 20 May 1857, instead taking a position in the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the member for Longford on 19 May 1857. He became Premier again on 1 November 1860 holding the position until 2 August 1861. He resigned from the Tasmanian Parliament altogether and later moved to Victoria, dying in St Kilda. He was survived by a son and five daughters.

References

Parliamentary Library profile
Serle, Percival (1949). "Weston, William". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson.

Political offices
Preceded by Thomas Gregson	Premier of Tasmania 1857	Succeeded by Francis Smith
Preceded by Francis Smith	Premier of Tasmania 1860–1861	Succeeded by Thomas Chapman
Tasmanian Legislative Council
Preceded by Robert Kermode	Member for Longford 1857–1861	Succeeded by Joseph Archer

Premiers of Tasmania

William Champ Thomas Gregson William Weston Francis Smith Thomas Chapman James Whyte Richard Dry James Milne Wilson Frederick Innes Alfred Kennerley Thomas Reibey Philip Fysh William Giblin William Crowther Adye Douglas James Agnew Henry Dobson Edward Braddon Elliott Lewis William Propsting John Evans John Earle Albert Solomon Walter Lee John Hayes Joseph Lyons John McPhee Albert Ogilvie Edmund Dwyer-Gray Robert Cosgrove Edward Brooker Eric Reece Angus Bethune Bill Neilson Doug Lowe Harry Holgate Robin Gray Michael Field Ray Groom Tony Rundle Jim Bacon Paul Lennon David Bartlett Lara Giddings Will Hodgman

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