William Dening Glyde was a wheat merchant and politician in the colony of South Australia.
Background
Glyde was born the son of Elijah Glyde, a gentleman farmer of Waylord, Somerset and his wife Sarah, née Dening or Denning. After working on his father"s property for about 15 years he decided in 1866 to try his luck in South Australia, his brother S. D. Clyde having emigrated to New Zealand some five years earlier.
Career
He was an able writer, and shortly after arriving in Adelaide received an offer for employment with the Melbourne Argus, which he accepted and made his way to the sister colony of Victoria. He soon decided to return to Adelaide however, and went into business as a corn merchant, in 1873 joining forces with Sir William Morgan and Charles Hawkes Todd Connor as Morgan, Connor, and Glyde at 43 King William Street. He acted for many years as commercial editor of The Advertiser.
William Dening Glyde married.
They lived at the corner of Ruthven Street (now Glyde Street, named for him) and Howard Street, North Kensington. Their family included:
Edward Jonathan Glyde (c 1858 – 30 April 1933) married Emily Kay ( – 19 October 1924), youngest daughter of William Kay, on 10 July 1903, lived at "Clwydd", North Kensington.
John Glyde ( – ) farmed in New Zealand. Evan Anstice Glyde ( – 3 July 1944) married Ethel May Bartleet ( – ) on 12 January 1915.
Farmed in New Zealand
William Dening Glyde (c 1863 – 5 February 1897) was a surveyor in West Australia.
James Henry Glyde ( – 1870)
May Glyde ( – )
Samuel Dening Glyde (18 August 1842 – 27 January 1898) was a brother. West. Doctorate Glyde"s newspaper obituary mentions that "(they) landed in January, 1867, and were welcomed by relatives". lieutenant is possible Lavington Glyde was such a relation.
Membership
He served as a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from May 1882 to June 1887. This was during the period when members were elected by the whole colony, acting as one electorate.