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David Ham

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'''David Ham''' (1830-1908) was a gold miner and poltician in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia. He was a Member of the [[Victorian Legislative Council]] from 1886 to 1904.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref name=":1"></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

== Early life ==
David Ham was born in November 1830 in [[Cornwall]], England.<ref name=":1" />

== Victorian enterprises ==
He immigrated to Victoria in 1849 and spent two years farming at Indented Head. He then went to the Victorian goldfields where he amassed a fortune, partly through gold prospecting and partly through establishing businesses on the goldfields, such as store keeping, butchering and saw-milling.<ref name=":1" />

In 1861 he settled in [[Ballarat]] as a land agent, auctioneer and stock broker.<ref name=":1" />

He was an active member of the Wesleyan Church in [[Melbourne]], Ballarat and [[Queenscliff, Victoria|Queenscliffe]], and was known for his philanthrophy.<ref name=":1" />

== Politics ==
He was elected a Member of the Victorian Legislative Council in 1886 and remained in the council until its reduction in size in 1904 when he retired.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== Later life ==
Ham died at Queenscliffe, Victoria in January 1908 from [[pneumonia]], following a chill he caught when bathing.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== References ==


[[Category:Members of the Victorian Legislative Council]]
[[Category:1830 births]]
[[Category:1908 deaths]]


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