Randolph John Want (1811 – 28 June 1869) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born in London to surgeon John Want and Mary Nott. He migrated to

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in 1829 and was granted land near Camden. In 1837 he was admitted as a solicitor. On 28 September 1839 he married Harriette Lister, with whom he had nine children. one of these,

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, would be a significant politician in the latter half of the nineteenth century. From 1856 to 1861 he was a member of the

New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. Along with the New South Wales Legislative As ...

. He was also a pioneer of shale mining in New South Wales. Want died in .

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1811 births 1869 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council Colony of New South Wales politicians British emigrants to the Colony of New South Wales {{Australia-politician-stub