Marshall Burdekin (11 April 1837 – 10 November 1886) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Sydney to merchant Thomas Burdekin and Mary Ann Bossley. Educated at Darlinghurst, he received a Master of Arts from the University of Sydney in 1859 and was called to the bar later that year. He had inherited a large fortune from his father in 1844.[1]
He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Liverpool Plains at the 1863 by-election,[2] transferring to The Williams at the 1864–65 election.[3] In 1866 he was appointed Colonial Treasurer, but he was defeated at the ministerial by-election,[4] and thus held office for less than a month.[5] He returned to the Assembly at the 1867 by-election for East Sydney,[6] but he did not re-contest in 1869.[5]
Subsequently he lived mainly overseas, falling seriously ill in America in 1877 and suffering from ill health continuously until his death in England in 1886.[1]
His brother Sydney was also a colonial politician.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Humphries, Shirley (1969). "Burdekin, Marshall (1837–1886) and Burdekin, Sydney (1839–1899)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 3. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1863 Liverpool Plains by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1864-5 The Williams". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1866 The Williams by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Mr Marshall Burdekin (1837-1886)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1867 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Mr Sydney Burdekin (1839-1899)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
