Edward McEllister

Edward McEllister was a politician in the early days of the Colony of South Australia.

History

McEllister emigrated from Ireland, perhaps County Tipperary arriving in December 1839 aboard Delhi and served as a mounted policeman stationed for a time at Port Lincoln, then some time before 1845 took up business in Rundle Street, Adelaide, which proved lucrative, and he retired in 1850.
McEllister was a member of the South [Australian Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly] for the district of Yatala from March 1860 to November 1862. He failed to be re-elected due to his support for compulsory Bible studies in State schools. He served in the Legislative Council from 1865 until his death the following year. He was survived by a widow, two sons and a daughter.

McEllister married Mary Sheridan ; they had three surviving children:

Susan Mary McEllister married Hampton Carroll Gleeson on 15 November 1860. They had five sons and two daughters.
Robert McEllister
Thomas Edward McEllister married Norah Teresa O'Leary of Wirrabara on 8 January 1879. They had no children. A commission agent and share dealer, he was convicted of forgery in February 1868 and sentenced to two years' hard labor.