enacted in 1881. Sladen retired in 1882 due to poor health and died in 1884 in Geelong. Sladen was created a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1875. A portrait of him hangs in the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne. References Geoff Browne, A Biographical Register of the Victorian Parliament, 1900–84, Government Printer, Melbourne, 1985 Don Garden, Victoria: A History, Thomas Nelson, Melbourne, 1984 Kathleen Thompson and Geoffrey Serle, A Biographical Register of the Victorian Parliament, 1856–1900, Australian National University Press, Canberra, 1972 Raymond Wright, A People's Counsel. A History of the Parliament of Victoria, 1856–1990, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1992 1816 births 1884 deaths 19th-century Australian lawyers Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Politicians awarded knighthoods Premiers of Victoria Politicians from Geelong Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge English emigrants to colonial Australia People from Walmer Victoria (Australia) state politicians Australian cricketers Victoria cricketers Melbourne Cricket Club cricketers Australian sportsperson-politicians 19th-century Australian politicians Members of the Victorian Legislative Council Treasurers of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly