Henry Challinor

Henry Challinor
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for West Moreton
In office 12 January 1861 – 16 May 1861 (election annulled)
Preceded by	Alfred Broughton
Succeeded by	Himself
In office 31 May 1861 – 30 May 1863
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Robert Herbert
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Town of Ipswich
In office 30 May 1863 – 26 September 1868
Preceded by	Patrick O'Sullivan
Succeeded by	John Thompson
Personal details
Born	(1814-06-22)22 June 1814 London, England
Died	9 September 1882(1882-09-09) (aged 68) Brisbane, Queensland
Resting place	South Brisbane Cemetery
Nationality	English
Spouse(s)	Mary Bowyer Hawkins
Occupation	General practitioner, Mental health practitioner
Religion	Congregational

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.^[1]

He was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1861 for the electoral district of West Moreton only to have his election annulled in May of that year.^[2] Challinor won the subsequent election and served the seat till 1863.^[3] He then moved to the seat of Town of Ipswich, where he served until he was defeated in 1868.^[3] Following his defeat, he was assigned to manage a mental asylum at Goodna which had recently suffered from a series of scandals.^[1] 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.^[4]

Challinor died at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane^[5] in 1882 and was buried in South Brisbane Cemetery.^[6]

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