William Henry Sharp (26 October 1844 – 4 October 1929) was an English-born Australian politician.

Career

He was born in

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, the son of a clergyman. He was educated at public school and was apprenticed to government printers until 1873, when he migrated to the

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. He worked in

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and

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and was a member of the

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. In 1874 he returned to

, joining the

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. He moved to Australia for health reasons in 1887, joining the Sydney Typographical Association and serving as a delegate to the Trades and Labour Council and as that body's president in 1891. In 1891 he was elected to the

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for Redfern, representing the new Labor Party, but by 1894 disagreements about the pledge had resulted in him running, unsuccessfully, as a

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. Sharp died at

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in 1929.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharp, William 1844 births 1929 deaths Colony of New South Wales people Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Protectionist Party politicians