Richard Smith | |
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Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
In office 1 March 1853 – 29 February 1856 | |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
In office 3 July 1863 – 12 June 1866 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Joseph Smith 1819 Leicester, England |
Died | 1883 (aged 60–61) Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
Resting place | Ipswich General Cemetery |
Nationality | English Australian |
Spouse | Maria Susanna Stutchbury (m.1861 d.1888) |
Occupation | Business owner, Commissioner of Crown Lands |
Richard Joseph Smith (1819 – 15 November 1883) was a member of both the New South Wales Legislative Council and the Queensland Legislative Council. [1]
Smith was born at Leicester, England in 1819 to Richard Smith and arrived in New South Wales as a young boy around 1824. By 1845 he had travelled to Brisbane and established the Kangaroo Point Boiling Down Works, the Marie Boiling Down Works and a Sawmill. [1]
Smith became an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Council on 1 March 1853, representing the Pastoral Districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, and Maranoa. His term ended on 29 February 1856. [2]
After Queensland had separated from New South Wales, Smith was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council on 3 July 1863. [1] Smith was declared insolvent in 1866 and as a consequence resigned from the Council. [1]
The Governor of Queensland appointed Richard Joseph Smith to be First Lieutenant of the Cavalry of the Queensland Volunteer Rifle Corps on 26 May 1860. [3] [4]
After his resignation he became a crown law agent in Ipswich, before his appointment as a land commissioner in the Moreton area. [1]
In 1861, Smith married Maria Susanna Stutchbury in Brisbane and together they had one daughter. [1] He died in 1883 [1] and was buried in Ipswich General Cemetery. [5]
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Richard Smith | |
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Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
In office 1 March 1853 – 29 February 1856 | |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
In office 3 July 1863 – 12 June 1866 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Joseph Smith 1819 Leicester, England |
Died | 1883 (aged 60–61) Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
Resting place | Ipswich General Cemetery |
Nationality | English Australian |
Spouse | Maria Susanna Stutchbury (m.1861 d.1888) |
Occupation | Business owner, Commissioner of Crown Lands |
Richard Joseph Smith (1819 – 15 November 1883) was a member of both the New South Wales Legislative Council and the Queensland Legislative Council. [1]
Smith was born at Leicester, England in 1819 to Richard Smith and arrived in New South Wales as a young boy around 1824. By 1845 he had travelled to Brisbane and established the Kangaroo Point Boiling Down Works, the Marie Boiling Down Works and a Sawmill. [1]
Smith became an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Council on 1 March 1853, representing the Pastoral Districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, and Maranoa. His term ended on 29 February 1856. [2]
After Queensland had separated from New South Wales, Smith was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council on 3 July 1863. [1] Smith was declared insolvent in 1866 and as a consequence resigned from the Council. [1]
The Governor of Queensland appointed Richard Joseph Smith to be First Lieutenant of the Cavalry of the Queensland Volunteer Rifle Corps on 26 May 1860. [3] [4]
After his resignation he became a crown law agent in Ipswich, before his appointment as a land commissioner in the Moreton area. [1]
In 1861, Smith married Maria Susanna Stutchbury in Brisbane and together they had one daughter. [1] He died in 1883 [1] and was buried in Ipswich General Cemetery. [5]
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