About William Judd
Lived 1847 – 1929 (aged 81–82). William Judd was a politician, shopkeeper and managing director.
William George Judd (1847 – 6 December 1929) was an Australian politician.
Known as George Judd, he was born in Sydney to labourer James Judd and Selina Matthews. He ran a store at St Peters before entering politics, and also ran a brick and tile company. On 15 February 1869 he married Eleanor Eliza Howard, with whom he had four children. In 1885 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Canterbury, but he did not re-contest in 1887. In 1906, he was elected as the first president of Sutherland Shire, a position which he held until 1910. Judd died at Arncliffe in 1929 and was buried at Woronora Memorial Park.
His name is associated with Judd's Hurstville Brickworks.
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Who was William Judd?
New South Wales politician
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William Judd was born in 1847 in Sydney.
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William Judd died on 6 December 1929 in Arncliffe.
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William Judd was a politician, shopkeeper and managing director.
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