David Ham (1830–1908) was a gold miner and politician in Victoria, Australia. He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1886 to 1904.
Early life
Ham was born in November 1830, in Cornwall, England.
Victorian enterprises
He migrated to Victoria in 1849 and spent two years farming at Indented Head. He then went to the Victorian goldfields, where he amassed a fortune, partly through gold prospecting and partly through establishing businesses such as store keeping, butchering and saw-milling, at various diggings.
In 1861, he settled in Ballarat as a land agent, auctioneer and stock broker.
He was an active member of the Wesleyan Church, in Melbourne, Ballarat and Queenscliff, and was known for his philanthropy.
Politics
Hame was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in 1886 and remained in the Council until its reduction in size in 1904, after which he retired.
Later life
Ham died at Queenscliff, Victoria, on 3 January 1908, from pneumonia, as the result of a chill he caught when bathing.
References
- ^ "Death of Mr. David Ham". The Age. 4 January 1908. p. 11. Retrieved 20 October 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Jolly, Eris (2002), Seven Hills of Brisbane, N.E. & E.M. Jolly, pp. 6, 10, 99–100, ISBN 978-0-9581143-0-1
- ^ "David Ham". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2020.