William Henry Piddington

William Henry Burgess Piddington was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for six years.

Birth and education

Piddington was born in Brisbane, Colony of New South Wales and educated there and Newington College while the school was situated at Newington House on the Parramatta River. He was the first son of London-born William Jones Killick Piddington and his Tasmanian wife Annie, née Burgess. William Snr was a Methodist minister who in later life became an Anglican. Albert Piddington was a younger brother, and Ralph Piddington was his nephew.

Banking and parliament

In 1872, Piddington commenced working for the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney and he was the branch manager in Walcha, New South Wales, when he won the local Legislative Assembly seat in 1894. He resigned from the Legislative Assembly on 23 May 1900 and was made bankrupt on his own petition 2 days later. He retained the seat at the resulting by-election.

Death

He died from apoplexy while still a member of parliament and was survived by his wife and five children.