William Henry Mahony (9 February 1856 – 26 July 1918) was an Australian politician. He was born on 9 February 1856, in

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, to builder Timothy Mahony and Elizabeth Johns. He was educated at

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and was articled as a solicitor's clerk to Robert Burdett Smith in 1877. In 1882 he was admitted to practice as a solicitor. In 1894, he was elected to the

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as the

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member for Annandale. He held his seat until 1910, when he retired from politics. Mahony died at

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on 26 July 1918.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahony, William 1856 births 1918 deaths Free Trade Party politicians Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly People educated at Sydney Grammar School