William Neville Harding
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William Harding | |
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| 67th Lord Mayor of Sydney | |
| In office 1 January 1945 – 31 December 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Reg Bartley |
| Succeeded by | Reg Bartley |
| Alderman of the Sydney City Council | |
| In office 29 July 1935 – 31 December 1948 | |
| Chairman of the Sydney County Council | |
| In office 20 January 1942 – 19 January 1943 | |
| Deputy | Stanley Parry |
| Preceded by | Stanley Parry |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Parry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1893 Sydney, Colony of New South Wales |
| Died | 31 March 1978 (aged 85) Wollstonecraft, New South Wales, Australia |
| Party | Citizens' Reform Association Democratic Party Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Constance Algilvie |
| Children | David Bruce Harding (1918-1943) Ian Grant Harding 1 Daughter |
William Neville Harding (4 January 1893 – 31 March 1978) was a Taxation accountant, company director and New South Wales local government politician who was Lord Mayor of Sydney and an Alderman of the Sydney City Council from 1935 to 1948.[1]
William Neville Harding was born in Sydney, Colony of New South Wales, on 4 January 1893, the son of William and Agnes Harding. Harding was educated at the University of Sydney and became a public accountant specialising in taxation, and a company director. On 3 August 1918 he married Constance Agilvie and had two sons and one daughter.[1] From 1911 he was employed as a manager in his father's accountancy firm, but was dismissed in 1928 and later sued his father for unlawful dismissal.[2] In 1929 a jury found in favour of Harding and awarded him £2000 in damages; however, his father appealed and the case was later settled out of court.[3]
