Bayles was the second son of William Bayles of Hunderthwaite, Yorkshire, was born in 1820, and emigrated to Tasmania in 1846. Removing to Melbourne in 1852, he went into business as a merchant and shipowner, and was Mayor of Melbourne in 1865, in which year he retired from active business. In 1864 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Villiers and Heytesbury, and was Commissioner of Trade and Customs in the short-lived Sladen ministry from May to July 1868. He had for some years past taken no part in public life. He married, in 1854, Isabel, third daughter of Arthur Buist, of Macquarie River, Tasmania.[1] He died on 8 October 1903 in Melbourne.[2]
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^Mennell, Philip (1892). "Bayles, Hon. William" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
^"DEATH OF ALDERMAN BAYLES". The Argus. Melbourne. 9 October 1903. p. 6. Retrieved 5 June 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
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william, bayles, australian, cricketer, cricketer, november, 1820, october, 1903, mayor, colonial, melbourne, australia, 21st, mayor, melbournein, office, 1865, 1866preceded, bygeorge, wraggsucceeded, bywilliam, williamspersonal, detailsborn1, november, 1820hu. For the Australian cricketer see William Bayles cricketer William Bayles 1 November 1820 8 October 1903 was a mayor of colonial Melbourne Australia William Bayles21st Mayor of MelbourneIn office 1865 1866Preceded byGeorge WraggSucceeded byWilliam WilliamsPersonal detailsBorn1 November 1820Hunderthwaite Yorkshire UKDied8 October 1903Melbourne Bayles was the second son of William Bayles of Hunderthwaite Yorkshire was born in 1820 and emigrated to Tasmania in 1846 Removing to Melbourne in 1852 he went into business as a merchant and shipowner and was Mayor of Melbourne in 1865 in which year he retired from active business In 1864 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Villiers and Heytesbury and was Commissioner of Trade and Customs in the short lived Sladen ministry from May to July 1868 He had for some years past taken no part in public life He married in 1854 Isabel third daughter of Arthur Buist of Macquarie River Tasmania 1 He died on 8 October 1903 in Melbourne 2 References edit Mennell Philip 1892 Bayles Hon William The Dictionary of Australasian Biography London Hutchinson amp Co via Wikisource DEATH OF ALDERMAN BAYLES The Argus Melbourne 9 October 1903 p 6 Retrieved 5 June 2012 via National Library of Australia nbsp This article about a mayor in Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Bayles amp oldid 968781915, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
