Sydney James Shillington (22 October 1874 – 6 June 1931) was an Australian politician. He was born in Obley to police sergeant John Shillington and Maria, ''née'' Oates. He was educated at the local public school and was a pupil teacher from 1888 to 1889 before becoming a public servant. He worked as a clerk in the Taxation Department from 1901 to 1905 and in the Treasury Department from 1905 to 1909 before qualifying as a police magistrate. He married Ida Clift in 1911. During

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he served in

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and France and rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel before being invalided home. In 1919 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for Petersham; the next year he moved to Western Suburbs with the introduction of

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, but he lost his seat in 1922. Called to the Bar in 1923, he practiced as a barrister before becoming resident magistrate and acting judge at

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in 1926. In 1930 he was forced by ill health to return home. He died in 1931 at

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, survived by his second wife, Frances Margaret Glasson, whom he had married in 1929, and their son.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shillington, Sydney 1874 births 1931 deaths Nationalist Party (Australia) politicians Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly