Surname: ALLISON
Given Names: William Race
Title and Honours: Mr
Qualifications:
Date and Place of Birth: 1812 - England
Date of Death: 26 September 1865 - Hobart,
Tasmania
House of Assembly: (1) 16 September 1856 (first election)
(2) 7 November 1862
Electorate: (1) Campbell Town (2) Hobart Town
Party:
Positions Held:
Date of Departure: (1) 8 November 1862 (2) 26 September
1865
Reason for Departure: (1) Defeated. (2) Died in office.
Legislative Council: (1) April 1846 (2) 29 December
1855
Electorate: (1) N/A (2) Campbell Town
Party:
Positions Held:
Date of Departure: (1) N/A (2) 1856
Reason for Departure: (1) N/A (2) Seat abolished in preparation
for first elections.
Comment: MLC (Nominee Council 1846-56).
Memorial headstone in St Davids Park.
First appointed as replacement for the 'Patriotic Six'.
House of Assembly Long Room Picture: 1
Source: Parliament of Tasmania Members Biographical Database, Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
Additional Reference Material:
A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1890-1964 [by] Colin A. Hughes and B. D. Graham. Canberra, ANU Press, 1968.
Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament, 1851-1960 / Scott Bennett and Barbara Bennett. Canberra : ANU, 1980.
