William Richman Piddington (1815 – 25 November 1887) was an Australian bookseller and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1877 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1879 until his death. He served two brief terms as the Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales in 1872 and 1877.
active years end date
1872-12-04, 1877-08-16
active years start date
1872-05-14, 1877-03-22
birth date
1815-01-01
birth place
London
death date
1887-11-25
death place
Sydney
office
Colonial Treasurer
successor
George Lloyd (politician), William Long (New South Wales politician)
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