William Hendren | |
Constituency Am1: | Bundamba |
Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
Term Start1: | 19 November 1878 |
Term End1: | 26 Oct 1880 |
Predecessor1: | Simon Fraser |
Successor1: | James Foote |
Birth Date: | 1832 |
Birth Place: | Armagh, Ireland |
Death Date: | 3 January 1903 |
Death Place: | Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia |
Birthname: | William Hendren |
Nationality: | Irish Australian |
Spouse: | Annie Jenkins (m.1854) |
Occupation: | Auctioneer, Storekeeper |
William Hendren (1832 - 3 January 1903) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Hendren was born in Armagh, Ireland, the son of Samuel Hendren and his wife Ann (née McCulloch). After arriving in Australia he worked as a storekeeper and Auctioneer.[1]
In 1854 he married Annie Jenkins and together had three sons and three daughters. Jensen died at Liverpool, New South Wales in January 1903.[1]
Hendren won the seat of Bundamba at the 1878 Queensland colonial election[2] He resigned from the parliament two years later.[3]