William Channing A'Beckett

William A'Beckett
In office 13 February 1889[1] – 25 June 1894
Personal details
Born	January 1, 1846 Sydney, New South Wales
Died	June 16, 1929 (aged 83) Wellington, New South Wales
Spouse(s)	Jessie Gertrude Smith (married 1884)
Children	5
Parents	Arthur Martin A'Beckett Emma Louise Elwin

William Channing A'Beckett (1 January 1846 – 16 June 1929) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Sydney to Arthur Martin A'Beckett, a doctor who served in the New South Wales Legislative Council, and Emma Louise Elwin. He was sent to England to be educated, returning to Australia to farm in New South Wales in 1865. On 23 February 1884 he married Jessie Gertrude Smith, with whom he had five children. He owned property in the Wellington area, and in 1889 was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for Bogan. Defeated in 1891, he was re-elected in a by-election in 1892 but did not contest the 1894 election. A'Beckett died at Wellington in 1929.^[2]

References

1. "MR. W. C. A'BECKETT,". Australian Town and Country Journal. XXXIX, (1002). New South Wales, Australia. 23 March 1889. p. 13. Retrieved 8 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Mr William Channing A'Beckett (1846 - 1929)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2016.