Edmund Plant | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
In office 8 June 1905 – 23 March 1922 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Edmund Harris Thornburgh Plant 10 December 1844 Nottingham, England |
Died | 28 April 1926 Sandgate, Queensland, Australia | (aged 81)
Resting place | Bald Hills Cemetery |
Nationality | English Australian |
Spouse | Elizabeth Esther Hodel (m.1873 d.1925) |
Relations | Joseph Hodel (brother-in-law) |
Occupation | Newspaper proprietor, company director |
Edmund Harris Thornburgh Plant (10 December 1844 – 28 April 1926) was a mill owner and company director of mines in the Charters Towers- Ravenswood and a politician in Queensland, Australia. [1]
Edmund Harris Thornburgh Plant was born on 10 December 1844 in Nottingham, England, the son of C. Frederick Plant and his wife Maria (née Neville). [2]
Plant was appointed a member of the Queensland Legislative Council on 8 June 1905. A lifetime appointment, he remained in the Council until its abolition on 23 March 1922. [2] [3]
Plant died on 28 April 1926 at Sandgate and was buried in Bald Hills Cemetery. [2] [4]
The Rooney Building which he constructed in Townsville is now listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. [1]
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Edmund Plant | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
In office 8 June 1905 – 23 March 1922 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Edmund Harris Thornburgh Plant 10 December 1844 Nottingham, England |
Died | 28 April 1926 Sandgate, Queensland, Australia | (aged 81)
Resting place | Bald Hills Cemetery |
Nationality | English Australian |
Spouse | Elizabeth Esther Hodel (m.1873 d.1925) |
Relations | Joseph Hodel (brother-in-law) |
Occupation | Newspaper proprietor, company director |
Edmund Harris Thornburgh Plant (10 December 1844 – 28 April 1926) was a mill owner and company director of mines in the Charters Towers- Ravenswood and a politician in Queensland, Australia. [1]
Edmund Harris Thornburgh Plant was born on 10 December 1844 in Nottingham, England, the son of C. Frederick Plant and his wife Maria (née Neville). [2]
Plant was appointed a member of the Queensland Legislative Council on 8 June 1905. A lifetime appointment, he remained in the Council until its abolition on 23 March 1922. [2] [3]
Plant died on 28 April 1926 at Sandgate and was buried in Bald Hills Cemetery. [2] [4]
The Rooney Building which he constructed in Townsville is now listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. [1]
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