David Shannon (politician)

Mr
David Shannon
MP
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly
Member of Parliament
for Electoral district of Light
In office
9 September 1858 – 18 March 1860
Personal details
Bornc. 1820
Died9 September 1875 [1]
near Stockport, South Australia[1]
RelationsJames Shannon (half-brother)
John Shannon (nephew)[2]
Occupationfarmer[1]

David Shannon (c. 1822 – 9 September 1875) served one term as a member of the South Australian House of Assembly for the Electoral district of Light from 9 September 1858 to 18 March 1860.[3][4]

Shannon arrived in South Australia around 1842, following his brother Abraham Shannon. They farmed together until around 1856, when David took up "Yatara", near Stockwell[5] (Stockport in some refs), where he died a few years after a fall from his horse and a subsequent infection which ended with a leg amputation.

  1. ^ a b c "The Week's News". Adelaide Observer. 18 September 1875. p. 6. Retrieved 3 February 2017 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "Brothers in Parliament". The Advertiser. 27 April 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 3 February 2017 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "David Shannon". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. ^ South Australia. Parliament (2007), Statistical record of the legislature, 1836-2007 (PDF), T Goodes, Govt. Printer, archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2019, retrieved 3 February 2017
  5. ^ "David Shannon's Farm Yatara, near Stockwell". South Australian Register. 25 April 1863. p. 6. Retrieved 25 December 2020 – via Trove.