Ernest Philip Tresidder (30 April 1875 – 9 March 1951) was an Australian politician He was born at

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to William Prideaux Tresidder and Elizabeth Jane, ''née'' White. He attended Bendigo Public School before becoming a pastry cook, owning a business at Northcote in

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. Around 1900 he married Celia Johnson at Clifton Hill, with whom he had three children. The family moved to

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around 1913 and established Kenso Cake Company; Tresidder was later director of the Sydney Cake Company. He served on Randwick Municipal Council from 1920 to 1931, with periods as mayor from 1922 to 1924 and during 1926. He also served on

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from 1930 to 1944. From 1927 to 1930 he was a

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member of the

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, representing

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. Tresidder died in 1951 at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tresidder, Ernest 1875 births 1951 deaths Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly New South Wales local councillors Politicians from Bendigo Mayors of Randwick Burials at Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park Councillors of Sydney County Council