Sir William Patrick Manning (18 November 1845 – 20 April 1915) was an Australian politician.

Born at Darlinghurst

Darlinghurst, New South Wales

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 to baker John Manning and Margaret Harrocks, he worked as a financier and had extensive business interests. Around 1867 he married Honorah Torpy in Sydney

Sydney

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, with whom he had eight children. He was a Sydney City

City of Sydney

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 alderman from 1887 to 1900 and mayor from 1891 to 1894, in which year he was knighted. From 1893 to 1894 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly

New South Wales Legislative Assembly

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, representing South Sydney

Electoral district of South Sydney

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. Manning died at Rose Bay

Rose Bay, New South Wales

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in 1915.