Henry Challinor

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Henry Challinor
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Member of Parliament
for West Moreton
In office
31 May 1861 – 30 May 1863[1]
Member of Parliament
for Town of Ipswich
In office
30 May 1863 – 26 September 1868[1]

Henry Challinor (22 June 1814 – 9 September 1882) was a physician and politician in the Colony of Queensland.

Biography

Challinor was born in London, England. Studying medicine in London, where he became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1842, he emigrated to Queensland in 1849 aboard the Fortitude, on which he served as the ship's doctor. By April 1849, he had established a medical practice in Ipswich, where he later spent much of his life.[2]

He was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1861, first for the electoral district of West Moreton, and then for the electoral district of Town of Ipswich, where he served until he was defeated in 1868. Following his defeat, he was assigned to manage a mental asylum at Goodna which had recently suffered from a series of scandals.[2] When the site of the asylum was acquired by the University of Queensland in 1968, it was renamed as the "Challinor Centre" in his honour.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012 and of the Legislative Council 1860-1922". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 15 August 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gordon, Douglas. "Challinor, Henry (1814–1882)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 19 January 2014. 
  3. ↑ "Challinor Centre (1968-1999)". University of Queensland. Retrieved 19 January 2014. 
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