William Horn

For the Scottish footballer, see Billy Horn. For the American baseball pitcher, see Will Horn. For the Canadian ice hockey coach and player, see Bill Horn.

William Horn
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly
for Flinders
In office
1887–1893
Personal details
Born(1841-02-26)26 February 1841
Menaroo, New South Wales
Died23 December 1922(1922-12-23) (aged 81)
London, UK

William Austin Horn (1841–1922) was an Australian mining magnate, pastoralist, politician, author, sculptor and philanthropist. Somewhat eccentric, in 1892 he was the donor of a copy of Antonio Canova's Venus, Adelaide's then controversial first public statue, which is still on display on North Terrace, Adelaide. Horn also built Wairoa, Aldgate, known for its magnificent gardens and captured in a watercolour by William Tibbits.

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