William Hammill
{{Short description|Australian merchant and politician}}
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William Hammill (c.1822 – 1 September 1871){{cite re-member |num2=550 |name=William Hammill |access-date=28 August 2022}} was a merchant and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
Hammill was a partner in a mercantile firm in Calcutta, India, and arrived in Melbourne in January 1853. Hammill married Mary Rigmaiden.
In November 1856, Hammill was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Wimmera, a position he held until resigning in March 1857.
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|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5854401
|newspaper=The Argus
|date=2 September 1871
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}} Toorak, Victoria on 1 September 1871.
He was buried in St Kilda Cemetery.
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|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5854394
|newspaper=The Argus
|date=2 September 1871
|title=Funeral Notices
|access-date=23 August 2014
|page=8
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}}
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| title = Member for Wimmera
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