William Pattison (Queensland politician)

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The Honourable
William Pattison
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15th Treasurer of Queensland
In office
30 November 1888 –19 November 1889
Preceded by Thomas McIlwraith
Succeeded by John Donaldson
Constituency Electoral district of Rockhampton
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Blackall
In office
13 April 1886 –5 May 1888
Preceded by Archibald Archer
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Rockhampton
In office
5 May 1888 –13 May 1893
Servingwith Archibald Archer
Preceded by William Higson
Succeeded by George Curtis
Personal details
Born(1830-05-23)23 May 1830
Hobart, Tasmania
Died 8 June 1896(1896-06-08) (aged 66)
Rockhampton, Queensland
Resting place South Rockhampton Cemetery
Spouse(s) Helen Margaret Grant (m.1855 d.1877), Susan Annie Stephenson (m.1878)
Occupation Butcher, Dairy farmer, Gold miner, Grazier

Hon. William Pattison (23 May 1830 – 8 June 1896) [1] was a politician in colonial Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [2]

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

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Early life

Pattison was born in Hobart, Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania) but emigrated to Victoria and was a councillor of the city of Melbourne. [2]

Hobart City in Tasmania, Australia

Hobart is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. With a population of approximately 225,000, it is the least populated Australian state capital city, and second smallest if territories are taken into account. Founded in 1804 as a British penal colony, Hobart, formerly known as Hobart Town or Hobarton, is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney, New South Wales. Prior to British settlement, the Hobart area had been occupied for possibly as long as 35,000 years, by the semi-nomadic Mouheneener tribe, a sub-group of the Nuennone, or South-East tribe. The descendants of these Aboriginal Tasmanians often refer to themselves as 'Palawa'.

Van Diemens Land British colony, later called Tasmania

Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by most Europeans for the island of Tasmania, part of Australia. The name was changed from Van Diemen's Land to Tasmania in 1856.

Tasmania island state of Australia

Tasmania is an island state of Australia. It is located 240 km (150 mi) to the south of the Australian mainland, separated by Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th-largest island in the world, and the surrounding 334 islands. The state has a population of around 526,700 as of March 2018. Just over forty percent of the population resides in the Greater Hobart precinct, which forms the metropolitan area of the state capital and largest city, Hobart.

In August 1864, Pattison went to Queensland, and commenced business at Rockhampton, where he acquired a large interest in the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company.

Rockhampton City in Queensland, Australia

Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Shire of Queensland’s Central Coast Queensland, Australia. The estimated urban population of Rockhampton in June 2015 was 80,665, making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the cities of South East Queensland. and the 22nd-largest city in Australia.

Politics

Pattison, who has been Mayor of Rockhampton, succeeded Archibald Archer in the representation of Blackall in 1886, was elected for Rockhampton in 1888, and was a minister without portfolio in the Thomas McIlwraith ministry from June to November 1888. On the reconstitution of the Ministry he was Colonial Treasurer under Boyd Dunlop Morehead from November 1888 to November 1889, [3] when he resigned the Treasurership. He was minister without portfolio till the retirement of the Morehead Government in August 1890. [2]

Archibald Archer Queensland politician

Archibald Archer M.L.A., J.P., was a Queensland politician, a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, and Treasurer of Queensland. He was one of the Archer brothers, an early Queensland pioneering family.

Blackall was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland from 1873 to 1888.

Electoral district of Rockhampton state electoral district of Queensland, Australia

Rockhampton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.

Later life

In June 1893 Pattison donated £1000 to erect St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Rockhampton. [4]

St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Rockhampton church building in Queensland, Australia

St Andrew's Presbyterian Church is a heritage-listed church at 280 Bolsover Street, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Voller & Graham built from 1893 to 1926. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.

Pattison died in 1896 and was buried in South Rockhampton Cemetery. [5]

South Rockhampton Cemetery

South Rockhampton Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery at Upper Dawson Road, Allenstown, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1860 to 1970. It is also known as Dawson Road Cemetery and Rockhampton Cemetery. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 15 February 1993.

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References

  1. ↑ Stoodley, June. "Pattison, William (1830–1896)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Mennell,Philip (1892)." Wikisource-logo.svg   Paterson, Hon. William".The Dictionary of Australasian Biography.London:Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource
  3. ↑ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "St Andrew's Presbyterian Church (entry 600785)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  5. ↑ South Rockhampton Cemetery (Rockhampton General Cemetery) Index — Rockhampton Regional Council. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Archibald Archer 		Member for Blackall
1886–1888 		Abolished
Preceded by
William Higson 		Member for Rockhampton
1888–1893
Served alongside: Archibald Archer 		Succeeded by
George Curtis
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