Philip King (Australian politician)

For his grandfather, the governor, see Philip Gidley King. For his father, the naval officer, explorer & member of the Legislative Council, see Phillip Parker King.

Philip Gidley King
King in c. 1898
Born(1817-10-31)31 October 1817
Parramatta, New South Wales
Died5 August 1904(1904-08-05) (aged 86)
Double Bay, New South Wales
OccupationPastoralist
Years active1831–1904
Known forThe Voyage of the Beagle, Australian Agricultural Company, Australian politics

Philip Gidley King (31 October 1817 – 5 August 1904) was a pastoralist and politician from the colony of New South Wales. He served as a member of New South Wales Legislative Council from 1880 until his death in 1904. In 1843 at St John's Church, Parramatta, he married Elizabeth (d.1899), daughter of Hannibal Macarthur.[1]

  1. ^ "Philip Gidley King (1817–1904)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.