William Bebbington

William Bebbington was a cheese maker and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Biography

Bebbington was born at Baschurch, Salop, England, to Thomas Bebbington and his wife Martha. He worked as a clerk for the Midland Railway before arriving in Australia and settling in Toowoomba. He started a cheese factory in the town and eventually became the President of the Queensland Cheese Manufacturers' Association.
In 1881 he married Amelia Jones in Baschurch and together had two sons and three daughters. He died in July 1939 and was buried in the Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery.

Political career

Bebbington was the member for Drayton in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1912 until 1923. During that time he represented the Ministerial Party, Farmers' Union, National Party, and an early version of what became the Country Party.