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Samuel Wilson (Portsmouth MP)

October 18, 2023

Sir Samuel Wilson (7 February 1832 – 11 June 1895) was an Irish-born Australian pastoralist and politician, and later a British Member of Parliament.

"a squatter"
Wilson as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, January 1885
Funerary monument, Kensal Green Cemetery, London

Wilson was born in Ballycloughan, County Antrim, Ireland, in 1832. He was educated at Ballymena and at first intended taking up civil engineering. For three years he worked for a brother-in-law [Robert Chesney], a linen manufacturer, but in 1852 decided to emigrate to Australia. He arrived in Melbourne in May 1852 and worked on the goldfields, but a few months later decided to join two brothers who had preceded him to Australia, and had a pastoral property in the Wimmera. He was made manager of one of their holdings, and selling a small property he had in Ireland, with his brothers bought Longerenong station for £40,000. He dug waterholes and made dams on the property which much improved and increased its carrying capacity.

Yanko station in the Riverina was then purchased and much improved. In 1869 Wilson bought his brothers' interests in their stations, afterwards bought other stations in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, and became very wealthy. He was interested in the Acclimatization Society of Victoria and in 1873 wrote pamphlets on the angora goat, and on the ostrich. In 1878 a paper he had written was expanded into a volume, The Californian Salmon With an Account of its Introduction into Victoria, and published in the same year. In 1879 another edition of this was published in London under the title, Salmon at the Antipodes.

Coursing was his preferred sport and he was President of the Ballarat Coursing Club from at least 1875 to 1882.[1][2][3][4][5] He awarded £20 for the winner of the 1875 Ercildoune Cup and in 1876 it was run on his Ercildoune estate.[6]

In 1874 Wilson gave the University of Melbourne £30,000 which with accrued interest was expended on a building in the Gothic style now known as the Wilson Hall. It was the most considerable gift or bequest that the university had received up to then. In the following year he was elected a member of the Victorian Legislative Council (1875-1881) and Legislative Assembly (1861-64) for the Western Province, but he never took a very prominent part in politics. Around that time he purchased the magnificent Ercildoune property for a rumoured £250,000.[7] About the beginning of 1881 he went to England with his family and leased Hughenden Manor, once the property of the Earl of Beaconsfield. He twice contested seats for the House of Commons without success, but in 1886 was elected as a Conservative for Portsmouth and sat until 1892. In September 1893 he again came to Victoria and stayed until March 1895. He became ill soon after his return to England and died on 11 June 1895, and is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery, London.

He was knighted in 1875. In 1861 he married a daughter of the Hon William Campbell. William Campbell is credited with being the first person to find gold in Clunes in 1850 and so spark the Victoria gold rush. They had four sons and five daughters. The four sons and two daughters survived him. Wilfred Wilson was mortally wounded in an attack on Boer positions at Hartebeestfontein during the Second Boer War.

His eldest son, Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Chesney Wilson, married Lady Sarah Isabella Churchill, sister of Lord Randolph Churchill, he fell in The First World War on 6th November 1914 and is buried at Zillebeke Churchyard , West Flanders, Belgium.

His daughter Maud Margaret Wilson married Warner Hastings, 15th Earl of Huntingdon in 1892. His son Clarence lived at Grove Place, Nursling , Southampton, Hampshire

References Edit

  1. ^ "Leader (Melbourne)". TROVE National Library of Australia. 12 June 1875. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Leader (Melbourne)". TROVE National Library of Australia. 13 May 1876. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. ^ "The Age ( Melbourne)". TROVE National Library of Australia. 23 December 1878. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Leader (Melbourne)". Leader. 28 December 1878. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Ballarat Courier". TROVE National Library of Canberra. 5 May 1882. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. ^ "The Herald". TROVE National Library of Australia. 1 March 1876. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Ercildoune". The Leader (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 17 April 1875. p. 7. Retrieved 14 March 2020 – via Trove.

External links Edit

  • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Samuel Wilson

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Sir Samuel Wilson 7 February 1832 11 June 1895 was an Irish born Australian pastoralist and politician and later a British Member of Parliament a squatter Wilson as caricatured by Spy Leslie Ward in Vanity Fair January 1885 Funerary monument Kensal Green Cemetery LondonWilson was born in Ballycloughan County Antrim Ireland in 1832 He was educated at Ballymena and at first intended taking up civil engineering For three years he worked for a brother in law Robert Chesney a linen manufacturer but in 1852 decided to emigrate to Australia He arrived in Melbourne in May 1852 and worked on the goldfields but a few months later decided to join two brothers who had preceded him to Australia and had a pastoral property in the Wimmera He was made manager of one of their holdings and selling a small property he had in Ireland with his brothers bought Longerenong station for 40 000 He dug waterholes and made dams on the property which much improved and increased its carrying capacity Yanko station in the Riverina was then purchased and much improved In 1869 Wilson bought his brothers interests in their stations afterwards bought other stations in Victoria New South Wales and Queensland and became very wealthy He was interested in the Acclimatization Society of Victoria and in 1873 wrote pamphlets on the angora goat and on the ostrich In 1878 a paper he had written was expanded into a volume The Californian Salmon With an Account of its Introduction into Victoria and published in the same year In 1879 another edition of this was published in London under the title Salmon at the Antipodes Coursing was his preferred sport and he was President of the Ballarat Coursing Club from at least 1875 to 1882 1 2 3 4 5 He awarded 20 for the winner of the 1875 Ercildoune Cup and in 1876 it was run on his Ercildoune estate 6 In 1874 Wilson gave the University of Melbourne 30 000 which with accrued interest was expended on a building in the Gothic style now known as the Wilson Hall It was the most considerable gift or bequest that the university had received up to then In the following year he was elected a member of the Victorian Legislative Council 1875 1881 and Legislative Assembly 1861 64 for the Western Province but he never took a very prominent part in politics Around that time he purchased the magnificent Ercildoune property for a rumoured 250 000 7 About the beginning of 1881 he went to England with his family and leased Hughenden Manor once the property of the Earl of Beaconsfield He twice contested seats for the House of Commons without success but in 1886 was elected as a Conservative for Portsmouth and sat until 1892 In September 1893 he again came to Victoria and stayed until March 1895 He became ill soon after his return to England and died on 11 June 1895 and is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery London He was knighted in 1875 In 1861 he married a daughter of the Hon William Campbell William Campbell is credited with being the first person to find gold in Clunes in 1850 and so spark the Victoria gold rush They had four sons and five daughters The four sons and two daughters survived him Wilfred Wilson was mortally wounded in an attack on Boer positions at Hartebeestfontein during the Second Boer War His eldest son Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Chesney Wilson married Lady Sarah Isabella Churchill sister of Lord Randolph Churchill he fell in The First World War on 6th November 1914 and is buried at Zillebeke Churchyard West Flanders Belgium His daughter Maud Margaret Wilson married Warner Hastings 15th Earl of Huntingdon in 1892 His son Clarence lived at Grove Place Nursling Southampton HampshireReferences Edit Leader Melbourne TROVE National Library of Australia 12 June 1875 Retrieved 1 July 2021 Leader Melbourne TROVE National Library of Australia 13 May 1876 Retrieved 1 July 2021 The Age Melbourne TROVE National Library of Australia 23 December 1878 Retrieved 1 July 2021 Leader Melbourne Leader 28 December 1878 Retrieved 1 July 2021 Ballarat Courier TROVE National Library of Canberra 5 May 1882 Retrieved 1 July 2021 The Herald TROVE National Library of Australia 1 March 1876 Retrieved 1 July 2021 Ercildoune The Leader Melbourne Victoria Australia 17 April 1875 p 7 Retrieved 14 March 2020 via Trove Serle Percival 1949 Wilson Samuel Dictionary of Australian Biography Sydney Angus amp Robertson L J Blake Wilson Sir Samuel 1832 1895 Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 6 MUP 1976 pp 418 419 External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Samuel WilsonParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byPhilip VanderbylSir William Crossman Member of Parliament for Portsmouth1886 1892 With Sir William Crossman Succeeded bySir John BakerWalter Clough Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel Wilson Portsmouth MP amp oldid 1177454023, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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