Forlonge was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of John and Eliza Forlonge.[1] John Forlonge (died 1834) was a merchant in Glasgow and decided to send his two surviving sons to New South Wales, several of his children having earlier died from tuberculosis.[2] William Forlonge, his brother Andrew and their mother went to Leipzig with his mother in 1826 where William worked in a wool sorting house for three years.[1][2] John joined his family in 1828. Eliza chose 98 Saxon sheep from studs, then she and her sons drove them to Hamburg. The sheep were shipped to Hull and were driven from there to Liverpool where they sailed, with William, for Sydney in the Clansman.[2]
Colonial Australiaedit
William Forlonge arrived in Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, in November 1829 and decided to stay there. He was eventually granted 1,500 acres (610 ha) of land near Campbell Town.
William Forlonge moved to the Port Phillip District along with his brother Andrew in 1838.[2] In 1851, William purchased the Seven Creeks property in Euroa.[1] In October 1854 Forlonge was elected to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council for Villiers and Heytesbury,[1] becoming a spokesman for squatters.[2] Forlonge was a member of the Council until the original Council was abolished in March 1856.[1] Forlonge became a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for The Murray in a by-election in January 1858 and resigned in January 1859.[1]
Forlonge then took the lease of Aynhoe Park, near Brackley, Northamptonshire, when he was selected Conservative candidate for Norwich in the by-election of 28 March 1860, but he was not elected. Leaving his wife and family at Aynhoe,[citation needed] he returned to New South Wales, becoming a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Orange on 15 December 1864, a seat he held until 12 June 1867, when he was declared insolvent,[3] and resigned his seat.[4]
Forlonge died in Dubbo, New South Wales, on 15 September 1890(1890-09-15) (aged 77).[2]
Familyedit
He married his first cousin Marion Templeton in New South Wales on 13 May 1837, by whom he had eleven children.[1]
His eldest daughter, (Christina) Eliza, married Reginald Stuart Poole, archaeologist and Orientalist.
william, forlonge, william, jack, forlonge, 1813, september, 1890, pastoralist, politician, colonial, victoria, south, wales, member, victorian, legislative, council, victorian, legislative, assembly, south, wales, legislative, assembly, contents, early, life,. William Jack Forlonge 15 May 1813 15 September 1890 1 was a pastoralist and politician in colonial Victoria and New South Wales a member of the Victorian Legislative Council the Victorian Legislative Assembly and the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Colonial Australia 3 Family 4 ReferencesEarly life editForlonge was born in Glasgow Scotland the son of John and Eliza Forlonge 1 John Forlonge died 1834 was a merchant in Glasgow and decided to send his two surviving sons to New South Wales several of his children having earlier died from tuberculosis 2 William Forlonge his brother Andrew and their mother went to Leipzig with his mother in 1826 where William worked in a wool sorting house for three years 1 2 John joined his family in 1828 Eliza chose 98 Saxon sheep from studs then she and her sons drove them to Hamburg The sheep were shipped to Hull and were driven from there to Liverpool where they sailed with William for Sydney in the Clansman 2 Colonial Australia editWilliam Forlonge arrived in Hobart Town Van Diemen s Land in November 1829 and decided to stay there He was eventually granted 1 500 acres 610 ha of land near Campbell Town William Forlonge moved to the Port Phillip District along with his brother Andrew in 1838 2 In 1851 William purchased the Seven Creeks property in Euroa 1 In October 1854 Forlonge was elected to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council for Villiers and Heytesbury 1 becoming a spokesman for squatters 2 Forlonge was a member of the Council until the original Council was abolished in March 1856 1 Forlonge became a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for The Murray in a by election in January 1858 and resigned in January 1859 1 Forlonge then took the lease of Aynhoe Park near Brackley Northamptonshire when he was selected Conservative candidate for Norwich in the by election of 28 March 1860 but he was not elected Leaving his wife and family at Aynhoe citation needed he returned to New South Wales becoming a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Orange on 15 December 1864 a seat he held until 12 June 1867 when he was declared insolvent 3 and resigned his seat 4 Forlonge died in Dubbo New South Wales on 15 September 1890 1890 09 15 aged 77 2 Family editHe married his first cousin Marion Templeton in New South Wales on 13 May 1837 by whom he had eleven children 1 His eldest daughter Christina Eliza married Reginald Stuart Poole archaeologist and Orientalist His second daughter Janet married William Barton Wright railway engineer who was himself father of Edward William Barton Wright pioneer of hybrid martial arts in the West He married secondly in 1889 after his first wife s death Elizabeth Mary Nolan no further issue References edit a b c d e f g h i William Forlonge Re Member a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851 Parliament of Victoria Archived from the original on 23 April 2023 a b c d e f Adams Nancy Forlonge William 1811 1890 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 24 July 2014 In the insolvent estate of William Forlonge New South Wales Government Gazette No 111 9 July 1867 p 1604 Retrieved 11 June 2021 via Trove Mr William Forlonge 1811 1890 Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 23 June 2019 Victorian Legislative CouncilNew title Member for Villiers and HeytesburyOctober 1854 March 1856 With Claud Farie 1854 55James Mylne Knight 1855 56 Original Council abolishedVictorian Legislative AssemblyPreceded byJohn Goodman Member for The MurrayJanuary 1858 January 1859 With Travers Adamson Succeeded byWilliam NicholsonNew South Wales Legislative AssemblyPreceded byCharles Cowper Jr Member for Orange15 December 1864 12 June 1867 Succeeded byGeorge McKay Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Forlonge amp oldid 1136966442, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
