Richard Teece (29 April 1847 – 13 December 1928) was an Australian

actuary An actuary is a professional with advanced mathematical skills who deals with the measurement and management of risk and uncertainty. These risks can affect both sides of the balance sheet and require investment management, asset management, ...

, general manager and actuary of the

Australian Mutual Provident Society AMP Limited (formerly Australian Mutual Provident Society) is an Australian financial services company that operates in Australia and New Zealand. It offers superannuation and investment products, financial advice and banking services through '' ...

. Teece was born in

Paihia Paihia is a town in the Bay of Islands in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is 60 kilometres north of Whangārei, located close to the historic towns of Russell, New Zealand, Russell and Kerikeri. Missionary Henry Wi ...

Bay of Islands The Bay of Islands is an area on the east coast of the Far North District of the North Island of New Zealand. It is one of the most popular fishing, sailing and tourist destinations in the country, and has been renowned internationally for ...

, New Zealand, the son of William Teece and his wife Catherine, and went with his family to

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

in 1854 or in 1852. Teece was educated at the Goulburn Grammar School and from 1865 to 1867 at the

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public university, public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the ...

. Teece was a keen sportsman, secretary of the University Boat Club and played in early intervarsity

cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

matches and later with the Albert and I Zingari clubs. Having gained a high reputation in connection with actuarial and assurance business, Teece was appointed general manager and actuary of the Australian Mutual Provident Society, a position of high responsibility. He has been President of the Free Trade and Liberal Association of New South Wales and President of the Australian Economic Association. He is also a Fellow and member of the senate of the

, President of the

Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts The Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts (SMSA) is the longest running School of Arts (also known as a " Mechanics' Institute") and the oldest continuous lending library in Australia. Founded in 1833, the school counted many of the colony's educat ...

, a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Great Britain and Ireland, member of the American Society of Actuaries, member of the British Economic Association, President of Section F at the meeting of the Australasian Association held in Hobart in January 1892. Teece married in

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

on 12 February 1876, Miss Helena Palmer. Teece was honorary secretary of the

New South Wales Cricket Association Cricket NSW (officially known as the ''New South Wales Cricket Association'') is an Australian sporting association that administers cricket in New South Wales. It is based at the Sydney Olympic Park. The New South Wales Blues, the New South ...

and chairman of the

Australian Cricket Board Cricket Australia (CA) is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the 'Australian Board of Control for International Cricket'. It is incorporated as an Australian Public Company ...

1892–1893. Teece shot himself on 13 December 1928 at his home in

Point Piper, New South Wales Point Piper is a small, harbourside Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, east of the Sydney central business district, Sydney CBD, in the Local government in Australia, local govern ...

, survived by four sons and three daughters. Teece was buried in the Anglican section of Gore Hill cemetery. A son, Richard Clive Teece (1877-1965), became a barrister; a daughter, Emma Linda Palmer Littlejohn (1883–1949), became a feminist and journalist. Two of his brothers,

William William is a masculine given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman Conquest, Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle ...

and Cecil were members of the

New South Wales Legislative Assembly The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House ...

for

Goulburn Goulburn ( ) is a regional city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, approximately south-west of Sydney and north-east of Canberra. It was proclaimed as Australia's first inland city through letters patent by Queen Victor ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Teece, Richard Australian businesspeople New Zealand emigrants to Australia 1847 births 1928 deaths Burials at Gore Hill Cemetery Suicides by firearm in Australia Suicides in New South Wales Deaths by firearm in New South Wales Colony of New South Wales people