Marshall Burdekin

Marshall Burdekin(11 April 1837 – 10 November 1886) was an Australian politician.

He was born inSydneyto merchant Thomas Burdekin and Mary Ann Bossley. Educated atDarlinghurst,he received a Master of Arts from theUniversity of Sydneyin 1859 and was called to the bar later that year. He had inherited a large fortune from his father in 1844.^[1]

He was elected to theNew South Wales Legislative AssemblyforLiverpool Plainsat the1863 by-election,^[2]transferring toThe Williamsat the1864–65 election.^[3]In 1866 he was appointedColonial Treasurer,but he was defeated at theministerial by-election,^[4]and thus held office for less than a month.^[5]He returned to the Assembly at the1867 by-electionforEast Sydney,^[6]but he did not re-contest in 1869.^[5]

Subsequently he lived mainly overseas, falling seriously ill in America in 1877 and suffering from ill health continuously until his death in England in 1886.^[1]

His brotherSydneywas also a colonial politician.^[7]

References

^^a ^bHumphries, Shirley (1969)."Burdekin, Marshall (1837–1886) and Burdekin, Sydney (1839–1899)".Australian Dictionary of Biography.Vol. 3. Canberra: National Centre of Biography,Australian National University.ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7.ISSN 1833-7538.OCLC 70677943.Retrieved6 September2020.
^Green, Antony."1863 Liverpool Plains by-election".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved6 September2020.
^Green, Antony."1864-5 The Williams".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved6 September2020.
^Green, Antony."1866 The Williams by-election".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved6 September2020.
^^a ^b"Mr Marshall Burdekin (1837-1886)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved16 June2019.
^Green, Antony."1867 East Sydney by-election".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved6 September2020.
^"Mr Sydney Burdekin (1839-1899)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved5 May2019.

Political offices
Preceded by Saul Samuel	Colonial Treasurer January 1866	Succeeded by Geoffrey Eagar
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Alexander Dick	Member forLiverpool Plains 1863–1864	Succeeded by John Lloyd
Preceded by William Allen	Member forWilliams 1864–1866	Succeeded by Frederick Manton
Preceded by Charles Cowper	Member forEast Sydney 1867–1869 Served alongside:Hart,Neale,Stewart	Succeeded by David Buchanan George King James Martin Henry Parkes

[Burdekin_ADB-1] Humphries, Shirley (1969)."Burdekin, Marshall (1837–1886) and Burdekin, Sydney (1839–1899)".Australian Dictionary of Biography.Vol. 3. Canberra: National Centre of Biography,Australian National University.ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7.ISSN 1833-7538.OCLC 70677943.Retrieved6 September2020.

[2] Green, Antony."1863 Liverpool Plains by-election".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved6 September2020.

[3] Green, Antony."1864-5 The Williams".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved6 September2020.

[4] Green, Antony."1866 The Williams by-election".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved6 September2020.

[Marshall_Burdekin_NSW_parl-5] "Mr Marshall Burdekin (1837-1886)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved16 June2019.

[6] Green, Antony."1867 East Sydney by-election".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved6 September2020.

[Sydney_Burdekin_NSW_parl-7] "Mr Sydney Burdekin (1839-1899)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved5 May2019.

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