Dictionary of Sydney

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Manning, William Patrick

Businessman and politician who was Mayor of Sydney 1891-94.

Milestone
Born
Darlinghurst
18 Nov 1845
Died
Rose Bay
20 Apr 1915
Occupation
Position
01 Dec 1887 - 06 Dec 1900
1891 - 1894
1891 - 1914
1893 - 1915
13 Feb 1893 - 25 Jun 1894
1896 - 1908
Relationship
Child of
Child of
Spouse

Manning, William Patrick

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Mayor five times, Sir William Manning was one of Sydney's most prominent Catholic businessmen, during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.