Alfred Henry Brown

The Hon
Alfred Brown
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
26 April 1861  13 May 1863
In office
12 January 1874  26 January 1882
Personal details
Born Alfred Henry Brown
1820
Bristol, England
Died 1908 (aged 8788)
Tunbridge Wells, England
Nationality English Australian
Occupation Station owner, Sugar mill owner
Religion Church of England

Alfred Henry Brown (Born 1820 - Died 30 September 1908) was a Station owner and Member of the Queensland Legislative Council .[1]

Brown was born in Bristol, England in 1820 to John Brown and his wife Mary (née Cater). Around 1840 he moved to Queensland with his younger brother Arthur, and together invested all of their capitol in purchasing several hundred square miles of the best cattle country on the north coast of Australia. Brown gained a reputation with his nearby pastoralists and became known as the " British Lion of the Burnett'".[1]

Brown was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council on 26 April 1861 and resigned his seat on the 13 May 1863. He was once again appointed on 12 January 1874 and served till he resigned on 26 January 1882.[1]

He retired to Sydney and later on, returned to England. Brown died at Tunbridge Wells in 1908.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.