Author: William Adams Brodribb
Born: 27 May 1809
Died: 31 May 1886
Bio: William Adams Brodribb (1809-1886) was an Australian pastoralist and politician.He was born in London on 27 May 1809.

His father, also William Adams Brodribb, was an attorney but in 1816 he was convicted at of administering unlawful oaths and transported for seven years. He arrived at Sydney in the Sir William Bensley in March 1817, and sent to Hobart. In February 1818 his wife and children arrived at Hobart in the Duke of Wellington. They settled on a farm near New Norfolk and three more sons were born.

In April 1835 William junior moved to New South Wales and became a partner in a cattle station. In 1836 he overlanded the second draft of cattle to Melbourne. In 1841, following Strzelecki, he formed an expedition to Gippsland which named Port Albert and explored inland.

In 1843 he became manager of the Monaro runs of William Bradley. For the next twelve years he lived on Coolringdon station near Cooma. In 1855 he settled on the Wanganella run, near Deniliquin. He owned a series of properties in western New South Wales until retiring to Sydney in 1879.

In July 1861 Brodribb won the seat of Brighton in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. In November 1880 he won the seat of Wentworth in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. In December 1881 he accepted of a seat in the Legislative Council and retained it until his death.

Brodribb published an autobiography in 1883. He died on 31 May 1886 and was buried with his family at Brighton, Victoria