John Carre Riddell (4 June 1809 – 22 December 1879) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council and later, the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] [2]
Riddell (pronounced Riddle)[2] was born in Linthill, Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland,[1] the third son of Thomas Riddell, of Camieston, and his wife Jane, née Ferrier.[2]
Riddell was educated at the High School, Edinburgh, and at the University of Edinburgh. He arrived in Sydney aboard the Abberton on 20 August 1839 with his cousin Thomas Ferrier Hamilton and the pair rode to Melbourne the following month.[2]
Riddell was a nominated member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 21 June 1852[3] until the original Council was abolished in March 1856.[1] He succeeded Charles Griffith.[4] Riddell was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of West Bourke from February 1860 until April 1877.[1]
Riddells Creek was named after John Riddell.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Riddell, John Carre". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d McNicoll, Ronald. "Riddell, John Carre (1809–1879)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ Labilliere, Francis Peter (1878). "Early History of the Colony of Victoria". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 169. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Riddells Creek". Macedon Ranges Shire Council. Retrieved 7 July 2014.