David Chaplin Sterry
David Chaplin Sterry | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Northern Province | |
| In office 30 November 1882 – March 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Province created |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Abbott |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Sandhurst South | |
| In office 28 March 1889 – 1 June 1904 | |
| Preceded by | Seat created |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 July 1832 Southwold, England |
| Died | 26 September 1904 (aged 72) Inglewood, Victoria, Australia |
David Chaplin Sterry (8 July 1832 – 26 September 1904) was an English-born Australian politician and miner, who served as a member of both the Victorian Legislative Council and the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] He was also a Justice of the peace.[2]
Biography
Sterry was born on 8 July 1832 in Southwold, England.[1] His parents were William Sterry and Mary Sterry (née Chaplin).[3]
He emigrated to Bendigo in 1853. He worked as a miner, investing in multiple companies and pioneering quartz reef mining.[4] He served on Bendigo City Council from 1876 to 1888, including as mayor from 1878 to 1879.[4][2]
In 1859, Sterry married a widow.[2]
He was a Marong Shire councillor from 1888 to 1903, serving as president several times.[4]
He was elected to the Northern Province at the 1882 Victorian Legislative Council election.[5] He resigned from the council to stand for the Assembly in March 1889, triggering the 1889 Northern Province colonial by-election.[6]
Sterry was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the new seat of Sandhurst South at the 1889 Victorian colonial election.[7] This seat was abolished before 1904 election. He did not contest another seat due to poor health.[8]
Sterry died on 26 September 1904 from a stroke. He had a wife and 3 sons.[4]
References
- ^ a b "David Chaplin Sterry". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ a b c "DEATH OF MR. D. C. STERRY". Bendigo Advertiser. Vol. LII, no. 15, 338. Victoria, Australia. 27 September 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 29 October 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "DAVID CHAPLIN STERRY". Sterry Worldwide. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Death of Mr Sterry. Ex-M.L.A." Mount Alexander Mail. No. 14134. Victoria, Australia. 27 September 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 29 October 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1882". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTION OF 13 SEPTEMBER 1888". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIA LEGILSATIVE ASSEMBLY THE FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 28 MARCH 1889". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY THE NINETEENTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 1 NOVEMBER 1902". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 October 2025.