Randolph John Want (1811 – 28 June 1869) was an English-born Australian politician.

He was born in London to surgeon John Want and Mary Nott. He migrated to New South Wales in 1829 and was granted land near Camden.[1] In 1837 he was admitted as a solicitor. On 28 September 1839 he married Harriette Lister, with whom he had nine children.[2] one of these, John Henry, would be a significant politician in the latter half of the nineteenth century.[3]

From 1856 to 1861 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.[1] He was also a pioneer of shale mining in New South Wales.[2]

Want died in 1869 (aged 57–58).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mr Randolph John Want (1811-1869)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 Want, Richard (1976). "Want, Randolph John (1811–1869)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 6. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Finn, Paul (1990). "Want, John Henry (1846–1905)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. pp. 380–381. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 27 June 2020.


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