William Sheffield Paul
{{Short description|Australian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix =
|name = William Paul
|honorific-suffix =
|image =
| caption =
| constituency_AM1 = Leichhardt
| assembly1 = Queensland Legislative
| term_start1 = 14 November 1878
| term_end1 = 24 Mar 1879
| predecessor1 = Charles Haly
| successor1 = John MacFarlane
| alongside1 = John Scott
| term_start2 = 5 May 1888
| term_end2 = 20 May 1893
| predecessor2 = Charles Dutton
| successor2 = Herbert Hardacre
|birth_date = October 1832
|birth_place = London, England
| death_date = 30 November 1902 (aged 69 or 70)
| death_place = Deal, Kent, England
|restingplace =
|birthname = William Sheffield Paul
|nationality = English Australian
|party =
|otherparty =
|spouse = Maria Smith? (m.1899)
| known_for =
| occupation = Pastoralist
| relations =
| alma_mater =
}}
William Sheffield Paul (1832-1902) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.{{Cite QldMLA|accessdate=13 December 2015}}
Early life
William Sheffield Paul was the son of Edward Paul and Jane (née Sheffield) and attended City of London School in England. He migrated to Sydney in 1853 and commenced business with his brother as general merchants under E & W Paul. He migrated in 1862 to Queensland, became involved in Glendarriwill Station, Springsure;{{Cite web|title = Glendarriwill Station / Glendarriwill Station, Queensland, Australia, Oceania|url = http://travelingluck.com/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/_2165372_Glendarriwill+Station.html|website = travelingluck.com|access-date = 2016-02-08}} and became General shipping manager for Associated Collieries Newcastle, and from 1878; Manager for William Sloane & Co, Brisbane; he was involved in dividing runs commissioner under Crown Lands Act of 1884, Queensland; New South Wales government run appraiser, 1887.
Politics
Paul was a member for Leichhardt in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1878 to 1879 and then again from 1888 to 1893.{{Cite QldElectorate|accessdate=26 March 2016}}
Later life
Paul was re-appointed as runs commissioner in Queensland, 1894 - 1897; then Clerk to the Queensland Government Agency, London, 1898 - 1902. He married Maria Smith on 1 July 1899 and they had a son and a daughter.
Paul died on 30 November 1902.{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=2860031288|title=Paul, William Sheffield|last=|first=|date=|website=Former Members Register|publisher=Queensland Parliament|access-date=8 February 2016}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{s-start}}
{{s-par|au-qld }}
{{s-bef|before= Charles Haly}}
{{s-ttl |title= Member for Leichhardt|years=1878–1879|alongside=John Scott}}
{{s-aft|after=John MacFarlane}}
{{s-bef|before= Charles Dutton}}
{{s-ttl |title= Member for Leichhardt|years=1888–1893}}
{{s-aft|after=Herbert Hardacre}}
{{s-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paul, William Sheffield}}
Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Category:Politicians from the Colony of Queensland
Category:19th-century Australian politicians
{{Australia-politician-stub}}