8-594: Glyde may refer to: George Glyde (1821–1898), settler of Western Australia Henry George Glyde (1906–1998), Canadian painter Lavington Glyde (1825–1890), South Australian politician, perhaps not related to Samuel and William Rosemary Glyde (1948–1994), violist and composer Samuel Dening Glyde (1842–1898), South Australian wheat merchant and politician, brother of William Tania Glyde , British novelist William Dening Glyde (c. 1826–1901), South Australian wheat merchant and politician, brother of Samuel as
16-596: A few years and they moved north to Fremantle and then to Perth . In 1841, Glyde began working for Lionel Samson 's company in Fremantle . He eventually went into business on his own, running a general store and draper 's shop. He also helped to found Perth's first building society , serving as a director from 1862 and as president from 1875. In 1867, Glyde was elected to the Perth Town Council . He served as chairman (the equivalent of mayor ) from 1869 to 1873, and
24-528: A given name Glyde Butler (1932–2000), politician of Victoria, Australia See also [ edit ] Glyde, Pennsylvania Glyde Farm Produce Glyde River in the Top End of Australia River Glyde , Ireland Samsung SCH-U940 [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Glyde . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding
32-555: The City of Perth , a local government area of Western Australia is defined over three distinct periods: On 15 June 1837, an Act was proclaimed to ..provide for the management of roads, streets and other internal communications within the settlement of Western Australia . The management and control was vested in a body of trustees consisting of the Justices of the Peace resident in the town; and
40-755: The colony as a child in 1830, and became a prominent merchant and businessman. Glyde was chairman of the Perth Town Council (the equivalent of mayor) from 1869 to 1873. He later served three terms as a nominated member of Legislative Council , from 1874 to 1879, from 1882 to 1885, and from 1892 to 1894. Glyde was born in Yeovil , Somerset , England, to Susannah (née Hallet) and William Glyde. He and his parents arrived in Western Australia in 1830, travelling aboard Rockingham (one of Thomas Peel 's ships). They initially lived in Peel's settlement, Clarence , but that failed after
48-436: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Glyde&oldid=1172912715 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles George Glyde George Glyde (1821 – 24 January 1898) was an early settler of Western Australia . He arrived in
56-560: The proprietors of allotments held in fee simple. The act was repealed in September 1842 and authority was conferred on elected representatives. The first elected Chairman and committee took office on 8 February 1842 and comprised: On 23 February 1856 (two years before the dissolution of the Trust), Perth was constituted a city upon the foundation of the Bishopric of Perth through the consecration of
64-753: Was in office when the Perth Town Hall was opened in 1870. In June 1874, Glyde was nominated to the Legislative Council by the governor , Frederick Weld . He resigned in October 1879, but was later reappointed for two further terms, serving from July 1882 to July 1885 and again from March 1892 to June 1894. Glyde died at his home on Adelaide Terrace , Perth, in January 1898. He had married Alice Draper in 1843, with whom he had five sons and six daughters. List of Mayors and Lord Mayors of Perth The history of
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