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William Pritchard Weston (
1804 –
21 February,
1888) was the third
Premier of Tasmania.
Born in
Shoreditch,
England, Weston emigrated to
Tasmania in about 1830, purchasing a property near
Longford, and lived there for several years. He also received a grant of 2500 acres (10 km²). He was made a magistrate and with the Rev.
John West took a prominent part in the formation of the anti-transportation league which between 1849 and 1853 had an important influence in the success of this movement. Holding office on two different occasions. Weston was elected to parliament at the original opening, in
1856 in the electoral division of Ringwood. He served for a short term as Premier from
25 April,
1857 until
12 May,
1857. He resigned his seat in the
Tasmanian House of Assembly on
20 May,
1857, instead taking a position in the
Tasmanian Legislative Council as the member for
Longford on
May 19,
1857. He became Premier again on the
1 November,
1860 holding the position until
2 August,
1861. He resigned from the
Tasmanian Parliament altogether and later moved to
Victoria, dying in
St Kilda. He was survived by a son and five daughters.
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