Kaye was born in Yorkshire, England, and arrived in Port Phillip District in February 1842.[1] He was a partner in a Melbourne firm of squatters' auctioneers, Kaye and Butchart.[2] He was elected to the first wholly elective Legislative Council for Eastern Province, being sworn in on 1 November 1856.[1] Kaye was disqualified from the Council on 1 February 1857 for bribery under the Election Act.[1] He had been found guilty by a committee of the Legislative Council, following a petition by William Highett, alleging that Kaye's payment of £200 to an election agent to campaign for him in the electorate had amounted to bribery. The payment was found to have "induced [the agent] to exert a corrupt influence upon the election, by other means than the giving of money".[2][3]
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^ abcd"William Kaye". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ ab"Bribery and corruption — Mr. Kaye and his deputy". Ovens and Murray Advertiser. 31 January 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via Trove.
^"Parliament of Victoria: Legislative Council". The Age. 5 March 1857. p. 5. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via Trove.
william, kaye, australian, politician, william, kaye, 1820, 1893, politician, colonial, victoria, member, eastern, province, victorian, legislative, council, history, editkaye, born, yorkshire, england, arrived, port, phillip, district, february, 1842, partner. William Kaye c 1820 10 May 1893 was a politician in colonial Victoria member for Eastern Province in the Victorian Legislative Council 1 History editKaye was born in Yorkshire England and arrived in Port Phillip District in February 1842 1 He was a partner in a Melbourne firm of squatters auctioneers Kaye and Butchart 2 He was elected to the first wholly elective Legislative Council for Eastern Province being sworn in on 1 November 1856 1 Kaye was disqualified from the Council on 1 February 1857 for bribery under the Election Act 1 He had been found guilty by a committee of the Legislative Council following a petition by William Highett alleging that Kaye s payment of 200 to an election agent to campaign for him in the electorate had amounted to bribery The payment was found to have induced the agent to exert a corrupt influence upon the election by other means than the giving of money 2 3 References edit a b c d William Kaye Re Member a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851 Parliament of Victoria Retrieved 25 August 2022 a b Bribery and corruption Mr Kaye and his deputy Ovens and Murray Advertiser 31 January 1857 p 2 Retrieved 19 January 2017 via Trove Parliament of Victoria Legislative Council The Age 5 March 1857 p 5 Retrieved 19 January 2017 via Trove Victorian Legislative CouncilNew district Member for Eastern ProvinceNovember 1856 February 1857 With Matthew HerveyJames StewartRobert ThomsonBenjamin Williams Succeeded byWilliam Haines Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Kaye Australian politician amp oldid 1187342427, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
