Background
BURGESS, William Henry was born in 1847 in Hobart.
BURGESS, William Henry was born in 1847 in Hobart.
Studied at Horton College. Alderman of Hobart, 1876-1881.
Mayor of Hobart, 1879-1880. Member of Executive Council, 1884. Entered Tasmanian Parliament, 1881.
Treasurer, Minister of Defence, and Postmaster General, 1SS4-S7.
Represented Tasmania at Sydney Federation Convention, 1891. Holds commission as Captain in Tasmanian Defence Force (unattached), late South.T.V. Artillery.
President Chamber of Commerce. Vice-Consul for France.
Officier d’Academie Francais.
T.A.: Burgess, Hobart. T.: Private, 95; Business, 166. Justice of the Peace, merchant, Hobart.
Club: Athenceum.
Spouse 1869, y.daughter of John Turner, Hobart.