Randolph John Want (1811 – 28 June 1869) was an English-born Australian politician.
He was born in London to surgeon John Want and Mary Nott. He migrated to New South Wales in 1829 and was granted land near Camden.[1] In 1837 he was admitted as a solicitor. On 28 September 1839 he married Harriette Lister, with whom he had nine children.[2] one of these, John Henry, would be a significant politician in the latter half of the nineteenth century.[3]
From 1856 to 1861 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.[1] He was also a pioneer of shale mining in New South Wales.[2]
Want died in 1869 (aged 57–58).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Mr Randolph John Want (1811-1869)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ a b Want, Richard (1976). "Want, Randolph John (1811–1869)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 6. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ Finn, Paul (1990). "Want, John Henry (1846–1905)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. pp. 380–381. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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