Joseph Wilkie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Wilkie

British music merchant and politician in colonial Victoria

Date of Birth: 30-Aug-1828

Place of Birth: St Pancras, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Dec-1875

Profession: politician, merchant, piano maker, piano tuner

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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.