John Benton Wild

John Benton Wild (10 November 1806 – 26 June 1857) was an Irish-born Australian politician.

He was born in County Offaly to Lieutenant John Wild and Mary Lynch. He was a pastoralist, and on 12 February 1832 married Emmeline Gaudry at Cobbitty. They had thirteen children, one of whom, William Vandermuelen Wild, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. John Wild was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1845 to 1848. He died near Camden in 1857.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Parliament of New South Wales (2008). "Mr John Benton Wild (1806-1857)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2015.


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