William Wild (politician)

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William Vandermuelen Wild (4 October 1834 – 25 May 1861) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Camden to Emmeline Gaudry (Godfrey) and John Benton Wild then pastoralist, later elected a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1845 until 1848.{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=318 |name=Mr John Benton Wild (1806 - 1857) |former=Yes |access-date=19 April 2019}} On 26 January 1855 he married Eliza Jane Green, with whom he had three sons. A barrister from 1858, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for West Camden in 1858. Re-elected for Camden in 1859, he did not run in 1860. Wild died in Sydney in 1861.{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=679 |name=Mr William Vandermuelen Wild (1834-1861) |former=Yes |access-date=17 April 2019}}

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{{s-ttl|title=Member for Camden | years=1859–1860 | alongside=Henry Oxley}}

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Category:1834 births

Category:1861 deaths

Category:Colony of New South Wales politicians

Category:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly

Category:19th-century Australian politicians