Joseph Wilkie
Joseph Wilkie | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for West Bourke | |
| In office 28 August 1857 – 9 August 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Robert McDougall |
| Succeeded by | Henry Amsinck |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Polwarth and South Grenville | |
| In office 22 September 1859 – 11 July 1861 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | William Nixon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 August 1828 St Pancras, London |
| Died | 10 December 1875 (aged 47) England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Music merchant |
Joseph Wilkie (30 August 1828 – 10 December 1875) was an English music merchant and politician. In 1850 with John Webster, he co-founded Wilkie & Webster, a music warehouse in Collins Street, Melbourne, which eventually became Allans Music after George Allan became the sole proprietor. Wilkie served as an early member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1857 to 1861, representing the districts of West Bourke and Polwarth & South Grenville. In 1871, he was declared a lunatic, and restrained at the mental asylum in Cremorne before being returned to England, where he died in 1875.