William Hammill  William Hammill (c.1822 – 1 September 1871) was a merchant and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Hammill was a partner in a mercantile firm in Calcutta, India, and arrived in Melbourne in January 1853. Hammill married Mary Rigmaiden. In November 1856, Hammill was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Wimmera, a position he held until resigning in March 1857. Hammill died at "Springfield", Toorak, Victoria on 1 September 1871. He was buried in St Kilda Cemetery.