About William Dodery
Lived 1819 – 1912 (aged 92–93). William Dodery was a politician.
William Dodery (August 1819 – 26 January 1912) was an Australian politician.
Born in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland,
He was elected to the House of Assembly for Norfolk Plains in 1861, and was re-elected in November 1862 and in October 1866, serving until his resignation in 1870 due to business commitments.
In March 1877 he returned to political life and was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council seat of Longford, continuing when his seat was redistributed as Westmorland in 1885. Dodery was re-elected a number of times before retiring from the Parliament on 7 May 1907 having served as President of the Legislative Council since 1904.
Dodery died in Longford, Tasmania, Australia on 26 January 1912.
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