Henry Bates Fitz

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Henry Fitz
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
23 May 1860 –13 July 1876
Personal details
Born
Henry Bates Fitz

(1817-10-10)10 October 1817
Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Died29 December 1880(1880-12-29) (aged 63)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place Toowong Cemetery
Nationality Australian
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Hurst (née Abbott) (m.1853 d.1904)
Occupation Station manager and owner, Soldier

Henry Bates Fitz (10 October 1817 - 29 December 1880) was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council. [1]

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Early life

Fitz was born in Windsor to Robert Fitz and his wife Ann (née Cannon). For 20 years from 1843 he was the manager of Pikedale Station on the Darling Downs. In 1859 he purchased Pike's Creek Station. [1]

Politics

Fitz was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council on 23 May 1860 and served for sixteen years until his resignation on 13 July 1876. He was a spokesman for the ultra squatting faction and detested fellow squatters who were prepared to make concessions. [1]

Personal life

Fitz married Elizabeth Hurst (née Abbott) in 1853 and together had 2 children. He was known to his employees as "Murdering Fitz" due to allegations he had murdered a Chinese shepherd during a labour strike. [1] Fitz died in 1880 [1] and was buried in the Toowong Cemetery. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Fitz Henry Bates Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
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