William James Magarey
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William James Magarey (1840 – 15 December 1920) was a flour miller and politician in the early days of the colony of South Australia.
History
William was a son of Thomas Magarey's brother, James Magarey ({{circa|1818}} – 11 August 1859). James Magarey ran Gannawarra Station on Gunbower Creek (a tributary of the River Murray), later owned a flour mill in Hindmarsh, South Australia, then moved to "Laurel Bank Villa", Geelong, Victoria and drowned following the wreck of {{SS|Admella}}.{{cite news |date=22 August 1859 |title=Family Notices |page=2 |newspaper=The South Australian Advertiser |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1196355 |accessdate=5 March 2014 |via=Trove}} William worked on his father's station and moved to Geelong with him.
He took over the flour mill at Hindmarsh and purchased one at Port Pirie. He held the House of Assembly seat of West Torrens from April 1878 to March 1881.{{Cite SA-parl|pid=3589|name=William James Magarey|former=yes|access-date=1 December 2022}}
Other activities
He was on the boards of the Savings Bank, National Mutual Life Association, and the South Australian Woollen Company. He was also chairman for some years of the Executor and Trustee Agency Company and British Broken Hill Proprietary.{{cite news |date=16 December 1920 |title=Concerning People |page=8 |newspaper=The Register |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63024092 |accessdate=3 October 2014 |via=Trove}}
He was an enthusiastic member of South Australia's Volunteer Force (a pre-Federation militia).
Family
On 10 March 1864 he married Anna Eliza Bundey ({{circa|1846}} – 10 August 1920), a sister of Sir Henry Bundey; they had a daughter Edith May (died before 1920), and a son William Ashley Magarey (1868–1929), South Australian lawyer, originator of the Magarey Medal.
Around 1908 he became afflicted with rheumatism, but refused to relinquish any of his duties until incapable of walking.
See also
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Category:Members of the South Australian House of Assembly
Category:Australian flour millers and merchants