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William Dale (1827 – 15 February 1904) was a carpenter, politician, and total abstinence activist in the young colony of South Australia. He was a lay preacher and one of the founding trustees of the Primitive Methodist church at Redruth and a leading worker in the cause of total abstinence. He was a prominent Rechabite, a Tent at the Talisker Mines being named for him. He moved to North Adelaide sometime before 1865 He was secretary of the South Australian Total Abstinence Society. He was elected to the House of Assembly seat of The Burra and Clare, with fellow teetotaler Cole as his associate, serving from March 1860 to March 1862, when he resigned, to be replaced by John Bentham Neales, and left for New Zealand. His home in Arney Street, Greymouth was washed away in the flood of 10 February 1872, and two sons were was drowned: George (aged 9) and John (aged 6).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Zealand Disasters and Tragedies – Miscellaneous Drownings )〕 He left New Zealand for Victoria, where he lived for many years but returned to South Australia around 1897,〔 According to this reference Dale was "over 70 years of age" hence estimated DOB on 1827.〕 He married Elizabeth Parkinson (c. 1831 – 9 May 1896); Their children included William (1856-1934), Joseph (6 June 1860 – 1909), George (1863-1872), Rosa (1865-1939), John (1866-1872), Mary Jane (1868-1927). He died in Melbourne on 15 February 1904.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Former Members of the Parliament of South Australia )〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Dale (Australian politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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