William Everard (Victorian politician)
William Hugh Everard (1869-12 April 1950), Australian politician, was a Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Evelyn from 1917 until his retirement in 1950. He is the son of John Everard, who had been a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly holding non-continuous terms between 1858 and 1874.[1]
Everard was educated at Mornington Grammar School and Scotch College. He was a partner and eventually proprietor of the family firm, Everard Brothers, in business as tea merchants. Everard was Chairman of the Sir Colin Mackenzie Sanctuary, Healesville, from 1949-1950, President of Old Scotch Collegians and a founder and president of Old Scotch Football Club.
Everard represented the Nationalist Party, the United Australia Party, the Liberal Party and the Liberal and Country Party while a Member of Parliament. He was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1934-1937.[2] He was Minister of Lands and Forests in the Macfarlan government from October-November 1945.[3]