John Everard (Australian politician)

John Everard (20 February 1825 – 29 August 1886)[1] was an Australian politician, serving in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

[1][2] Everard emigrated to Australia aboard the Adelaide, arriving in Melbourne on 11 May 1853 (James McCulloch, later Premier of Victoria, was a fellow passenger).

[1] Everard served in the Victorian Legislative Assembly as Member for the electoral districts of Rodney from January 1858 to December 1859; North Gippsland in August 1861 (elected, but not sworn in as he had become insolvent) and again from April 1864 to August 1864; and Collingwood March 1868 to January 1871 and again May 1874 to July 1874 (resigned because he had become insolvent again).

[1] Everard was a tea merchant and also a stock and share broker.

[1] Everard died on 29 August 1886 at South Yarra.