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{{Short description|Australian politician}}
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[[File:Mayor Knight 1897.png|thumb|William Grills Knight in 1897]]
[[File:Mayor Knight 1897.png|thumb|William Grills Knight in 1897]]
'''William Grills Knight''' (23 January 1839 {{spaced ndash}} 3 May 1903) was a prominent businessman and politician who served as the Mayor of [[Albany, Western Australia|Albany]] in the [[Great Southern (Western Australia)|Great Southern]] region of [[Western Australia]].
'''William Grills Knight''' (23 January 1839 {{spaced ndash}} 3 May 1903) was a prominent businessman and politician who served as the mayor of [[Albany, Western Australia|Albany]] in the [[Great Southern (Western Australia)|Great Southern]] region of [[Western Australia]].


Knight was born 23 January 1839<ref name=GSP/> in [[Fremantle, Western Australia]] to Stephen Henry Knight, a [[postmaster]]. The family moved to Albany the following year.<ref name=Obit1>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69931098 |title=Death of Mr. W. G. Knight, J.P. |newspaper=[[Albany Advertiser]] |location=Albany, Western Australia |date=6 May 1903 |accessdate=26 December 2015 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
Knight was born 23 January 1839<ref name=GSP/> in [[Fremantle, Western Australia]] to Stephen Henry Knight, a [[postmaster]] who had arrived on [[Parmelia (barque)|''Parmelia'']] in 1829 as one of the first settlers. The family moved to Albany the following year.<ref name=Obit1>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69931098 |title=Death of Mr. W. G. Knight, J.P. |newspaper=[[Albany Advertiser]] |location=Albany, Western Australia |date=6 May 1903 |accessdate=26 December 2015 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


He married Ann Augusta McKail and together they had four children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/knight-ann-augusta.html|title=Knight, Ann Augusta (Gussie) (nee McKail) (1840 - 1904)|date=19 January 2015|accessdate=26 December 2015|publisher=Australian National Herbarium}}</ref>
He married Ann Augusta McKail and together they had four children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/knight-ann-augusta.html|title=Knight, Ann Augusta (Gussie) (nee McKail) (1840 - 1904)|date=19 January 2015|accessdate=26 December 2015|publisher=Australian National Herbarium}}</ref>
In 1865 Knight was working as a farmer and grazier at ''Woodlands'', a farm owned by the McKail family, in the [[Porongurups]].<ref name=GSP>{{cite web|url=http://www.cosy.com.au/gsp/ftdisper.php?&pid=000869|title=William Grills Knight|work=Great Southern Pioneers|accessdate=26 December 2015}}</ref>
In 1865 Knight was working as a farmer and grazier at ''Woodlands'', a farm owned by [[John McKail]], in the [[Porongurups]].<ref name=GSP>{{cite web|url=http://www.cosy.com.au/gsp/ftdisper.php?&pid=000869|title=William Grills Knight|work=Great Southern Pioneers|accessdate=26 December 2015}}</ref>


[[The Rocks, Albany|The Rocks]], an iconic building in Albany, was built by Grills in 1882 as his residence. The building, now used as an exclusive hotel, is [[Heritage Council of Western Australia|heritage]] listed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.luxuryaustralia.com.au/457/|title=The rocks, Albany|accessdate=26 December 2015|publisher=Luxury Australia}}</ref><ref name=Her>{{cite web|url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/37c23fc1-8e00-4685-ac73-54c9ea0225c7|title=The Rocks|date=8 February 2015|accessdate=26 December 2015|publisher=[[Heritage Council of Western Australia]]}}</ref>
[[The Rocks, Albany|The Rocks]], an iconic building in Albany, was built by Grills in 1882 as his residence. The building, now used as an exclusive hotel, is [[Heritage Council of Western Australia|heritage]] listed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.luxuryaustralia.com.au/457/|title=The rocks, Albany|accessdate=26 December 2015|publisher=Luxury Australia}}</ref><ref name=Her>{{cite web|url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/37c23fc1-8e00-4685-ac73-54c9ea0225c7|title=The Rocks|date=8 February 2015|accessdate=26 December 2015|publisher=[[Heritage Council of Western Australia]]}}</ref>


First elected in 1876 Knight then served as chairman from 1877 to 1879.<ref name=Obit1/> Knight remained on the council<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2992760 |title=Classified Advertising. |newspaper=[[Perth Gazette|The West Australian]] |location=Perth, Western Australia |date=9 October 1884 |accessdate=26 December 2015 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and was elected as Mayor of Albany in 1886.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76214154 |title=Government Gazette |newspaper=[[Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)|The Daily News]] |location=Perth, Western Australia |date=13 August 1886 |accessdate=26 December 2015 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
First elected in 1876 Knight then served as chairman from 1877 to 1879.<ref name=Obit1/> Knight remained on the council<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2992760 |title=Classified Advertising. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |location=Perth |date=9 October 1884 |accessdate=26 December 2015 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and was elected as Mayor of Albany in 1886.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76214154 |title=Government Gazette |newspaper=[[Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)|The Daily News]] |location=Perth |date=13 August 1886 |accessdate=26 December 2015 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


While Mayor, Knight raised the required capital to build the [[Albany Town Hall (Western Australia)|Albany Town Hall]] in 1886,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albany.wa.gov.au/facilities/albany-town-hall/history/|title=History|accessdate=26 December 2015|publisher=[[City of Albany]]}}</ref> which he later opened in 1888.<ref name=Gate>{{cite web|url=https://www.albanygateway.com.au/visitor/historical/albany-town-hall-217-york-street-corner-grey-street-west|title=Albany Town Hall, 217 York Street, corner Grey Street West|accessdate=26 December 2015|publisher=Albany Gateway}}</ref> By 1889 [[Lancel Victor de Hamel]] was elected Mayor,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article212686946 |title=Albany |newspaper=[[The W.A. Record]] |location=Perth, Western Australia |date=24 January 1889 |accessdate=26 December 2015 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> with Knight remaining on the council<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article77392376 |title=General News |newspaper=[[Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)|The Daily News]] |location=Perth, Western Australia |date=13 October 1891 |accessdate=26 December 2015 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> until his re-election as Mayor in 1897.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69901069 |title=The Advertiser. |newspaper=[[Albany Advertiser]] |location=Albany, Western Australia |date=6 November 1897 |accessdate=26 December 2015 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He remained as Mayor until 1899 when C. M. McKenzie was elected to the position.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67045796 |title=Country News |newspaper=[[The Inquirer and Commercial News]] |location=Perth, Western Australia |date=13 January 1899 |accessdate=26 December 2015 |page=6 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
While Mayor, Knight raised the required capital to build the [[Albany Town Hall (Western Australia)|Albany Town Hall]] in 1886,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albany.wa.gov.au/facilities/albany-town-hall/history/|title=History|accessdate=26 December 2015|publisher=[[City of Albany]]}}</ref> which he later opened in 1888.<ref name=Gate>{{cite web|url=https://www.albanygateway.com.au/visitor/historical/albany-town-hall-217-york-street-corner-grey-street-west|title=Albany Town Hall, 217 York Street, corner Grey Street West|accessdate=26 December 2015|publisher=Albany Gateway}}</ref> By 1889 [[Lancel Victor de Hamel]] was elected Mayor,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article212686946 |title=Albany |newspaper=[[The W.A. Record]] |location=Perth |date=24 January 1889 |accessdate=26 December 2015 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> with Knight remaining on the council<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article77392376 |title=General News |newspaper=[[Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)|The Daily News]] |location=Perth |date=13 October 1891 |accessdate=26 December 2015 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> until his re-election as Mayor in 1897.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69901069 |title=The Advertiser. |newspaper=[[Albany Advertiser]] |location=Albany, Western Australia |date=6 November 1897 |accessdate=26 December 2015 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He remained as Mayor until 1899 when C. M. McKenzie was elected to the position.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67045796 |title=Country News |newspaper=[[The Inquirer and Commercial News]] |location=Perth |date=13 January 1899 |accessdate=26 December 2015 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


In 1896, Knight and his son started a shipping and station agents business in Albany.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87842823 |title=Advertising. |newspaper=[[Kalgoorlie Miner]] |location=Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |date=28 July 1896 |accessdate=26 December 2015 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
In 1896, Knight and his son started a shipping and station agents business in Albany.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87842823 |title=Advertising. |newspaper=[[Kalgoorlie Miner]] |location=Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |date=28 July 1896 |accessdate=26 December 2015 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


Knight died in Albany on 4 May 1903 and was buried at [[Memorial Park Cemetery (Albany, Western Australia)|Memorial Park Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozburials.com/CemsWA/Albany/AlbanyMem_h.htm|title=Albany Memorial Cemetery|accessdate=26 December 2015|year=2008|author=Lorraine Larment}}</ref>
Knight died in Albany on 4 May 1903 and was buried at [[Memorial Park Cemetery (Albany, Western Australia)|Memorial Park Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozburials.com/CemsWA/Albany/AlbanyMem_h.htm|title=Albany Memorial Cemetery|accessdate=26 December 2015|year=2008|author=Lorraine Larment}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[List of mayors of Albany, Western Australia]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:31, 14 December 2023

William Grills Knight in 1897

William Grills Knight (23 January 1839  – 3 May 1903) was a prominent businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.

Knight was born 23 January 1839[1] in Fremantle, Western Australia to Stephen Henry Knight, a postmaster who had arrived on Parmelia in 1829 as one of the first settlers. The family moved to Albany the following year.[2]

He married Ann Augusta McKail and together they had four children.[3] In 1865 Knight was working as a farmer and grazier at Woodlands, a farm owned by John McKail, in the Porongurups.[1]

The Rocks, an iconic building in Albany, was built by Grills in 1882 as his residence. The building, now used as an exclusive hotel, is heritage listed.[4][5]

First elected in 1876 Knight then served as chairman from 1877 to 1879.[2] Knight remained on the council[6] and was elected as Mayor of Albany in 1886.[7]

While Mayor, Knight raised the required capital to build the Albany Town Hall in 1886,[8] which he later opened in 1888.[9] By 1889 Lancel Victor de Hamel was elected Mayor,[10] with Knight remaining on the council[11] until his re-election as Mayor in 1897.[12] He remained as Mayor until 1899 when C. M. McKenzie was elected to the position.[13]

In 1896, Knight and his son started a shipping and station agents business in Albany.[14]

Knight died in Albany on 4 May 1903 and was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "William Grills Knight". Great Southern Pioneers. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Death of Mr. W. G. Knight, J.P." Albany Advertiser. Albany, Western Australia. 6 May 1903. p. 2. Retrieved 26 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Knight, Ann Augusta (Gussie) (nee McKail) (1840 - 1904)". Australian National Herbarium. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. ^ "The rocks, Albany". Luxury Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  5. ^ "The Rocks". Heritage Council of Western Australia. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Classified Advertising". The West Australian. Perth. 9 October 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 26 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Government Gazette". The Daily News. Perth. 13 August 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 26 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "History". City of Albany. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Albany Town Hall, 217 York Street, corner Grey Street West". Albany Gateway. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Albany". The W.A. Record. Perth. 24 January 1889. p. 7. Retrieved 26 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "General News". The Daily News. Perth. 13 October 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 26 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "The Advertiser". Albany Advertiser. Albany, Western Australia. 6 November 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 26 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "Country News". The Inquirer and Commercial News. Perth. 13 January 1899. p. 6. Retrieved 26 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "Advertising". Kalgoorlie Miner. Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. 28 July 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 26 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ Lorraine Larment (2008). "Albany Memorial Cemetery". Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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