David Packham (9 April 1832 – 4 April 1912) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1894 to 1896, representing the electorate of East Torrens. He had earlier been a Town of Kensington and Norwood councillor for 22 years, and was mayor from 1878 to 1880.Packham was born in Sussex, England, and his family migrated to South Australia when he was seven, arriving in Holdfast Bay on the Moffat on 16 December 1839. The family resided for some time on the land that would later house the General Post Office, Adelaide. His father, William Packham, acquired the first flour mill in South Australia at Burnside. Packham worked for his father for several years, before going into farming, first at Burnside and later at Magill. He also went into the road-making business, opening the quarry at Stonyfell. In 1851, he went to the Victorian gold diggings for a period. During his time at Burnside, Packham was a District Council of Burnside councillor for six years. Wikipedia