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Wallace Alexander Bickley ( 11 October 1810 – 30 June 1876 ) was an early settler in Colonial Western Australia , who became a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council . Born in Kent , England on 11 October 1810 , he was christened Samuel Wallace Alexander Bickley but his first name was dropped to distinguish him from his father Samuel. He was educated at Dr Butters' College in Shropshire , and spent some time in Germany , before emigrating to Western Australia on board the ''Protector'' in February 1830 . He set up a trading business and in April 1833 he married Marianne Thomson. In 1837 he emigrated to India to work for the British East India Company , developing the trade in Horse s between Western Australia and India. His wife died in June 1841 , and the following February he married Elizabeth Burke née Tynan. In 1851 , Bickley returned to Western Australia. He became the owner of ''Kenwick Park'' in the Canning district. Over time he became one of the leading merchants in Fremantle , becoming an agent for Lloyd's Of London and a representative of the Melbourne Shipowners' Association. In the 1860s he invested in Mining in the Geraldton district. In 1867 he became a Justice Of The Peace . He was a regular contributor to the '' Fremantle Herald '', and became Chairman of the Marine Survey Board. On 29 July 1872 , Bickley was nominated to the Western Australian Legislative Council , remaining in the seat until his death at Fremantle on 30 June 1876 . REFERENCES |
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