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Samuel Thomas Staughton (17 November 1838 – 29 August 1901) was an English-born pioneer of the district surrounding Melton, Victoria, Australia. He was also a long-time member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

Biography

Samuel Thomas Staughton MLA, second son of Simon Staughton, was born on 17 November 1838 in Hertford, England. He came to Australia with his family in around 1841. In 1863 he inherited a large share of his father's property including Eynesbury. He returned to England, aged 13 for schooling at Mill Hill Grammar School and later King's College London. He was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1860, but did not practice.

He married Eliza Mary Ann Hopkins, daughter of John Rout Hopkins, on 23 April 1874. He had seven children. Through his eldest daughter Ellie Mary Seton Williams née Staughton, he was the grandfather of Veronica Seton-Williams, an Australian Archaeologist. He was president of the Shire of Werribee from 1884-1885 and a member of the Braybrook District Road Board.

He was member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for West Bourke for over 20 years.

He died on 29 August 1901(1901-08-29) (aged 62) at his home "St Neots" in Domain Road in South Yarra after suffering from influenza, which became bronchial asthma. He is buried in the Kew cemetery. His estate was valued at £116,000.

His son, also named Samuel Thomas, succeeded him as the member for West Bourke.

Notes

1. His date of birth is generally given as 17 November 1838, however his obituary in The Leader gives it as 9 November 1837.

References

1. ^ "Samuel Thomas Staughton". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
2. ^ "Death of Mr Staughton, M.L.A." The Argus. 30 August 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 30 August 2022 – via Trove.
3. ^ "Death of Mr Staughton, M.L.A." The Leader. 31 August 1901. p. 23. Retrieved 30 August 2022 – via Trove.
4. "Staughton, Samuel Thomas" . Men-at-the-Bar – via Wikisource.
5. Wyndham Our Story http://wyndhamhistory.net.au/index.php/items/show/268
6. Lesko, Barbara. "Marjory Veronica Seton-Williams 1910-1992" (PDF). Breaking Ground: Women in Old World Archaeology.
7. "Table Talk". Launceston Examiner. Vol. LVI, no. 135. Tasmania, Australia. 6 June 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 15 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
8. "Family Notices". The Bacchus Marsh Express. 30 August 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 30 August 2022 – via Trove.
9. "A large estate". The Advertiser. 5 November 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 30 August 2022 – via Trove.
10. "Samuel Thomas Staughton Jr". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

• 1838 births
• 1901 deaths
• Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
• 19th-century Australian politicians
• English emigrants to colonial Australia
• British emigrants to the Colony of Victoria