About William Quin
Lived 1836 – 1880 (aged 43–44). William Quin was a British plasterer and politician.
William Quin (c. 1836 – 13 November 1880) was a plasterer and politician in the colony of South Australia, regarded as the first "worker" to hold such a position.
William Quin was a plasterer with the firm of Webber & Quin of Queenstown in 1857, occasional writer of letters to the editor and well known and respected around the Port, though not so in Wallaroo
He was member of the House of Assembly for Port Adelaide from April 1870 to December 1871 and February 1875 to July 1880. He was forced to retire due to ill health and died of tuberculosis. He was buried in the Woodville Cemetery.
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Who was William Quin?
Australian politician
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William Quin was born in 1836.
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William Quin died on 13 November 1880 in South Australia.
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William Quin was a plasterer and politician.
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William Quin was British.
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