John Deane (politician)

The Hon
John Deane
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Townsville
In office
28 November 1878  3 February 1879
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by John Macrossan
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
31 July 1889  27 October 1913
Personal details
Born John Horace Deane
1 July 1842
Cootehill, Cavan, Ireland
Died October 27, 1913 (aged 71)
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Resting place West End Cemetery
Nationality Irish Australian
Spouse(s) Mary Ann Gologly (m.1864 d.1917)
Occupation Butcher, Grazier, Exporter, Gold mine owner
Religion Church of England

John Horace Deane (1842—1913) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.

Politics

John Deane was a member of the Dalrymple Shire Council from 1880 to 1889 and from 1891 to 1911. During that period, he was chairman of the Council from 1880 to 1884 and again in 1890.[1]

Deane was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the electoral district of Townsville in the 1878 Queensland state election on 28 November 1878 as a supporter of Thomas McIlwraith. He never spoke in parliament and resigned on 3 February 1879, standing aside to allow John Murtagh Macrossan (who had already been appointed Minister for Works and Mines in the McIlwraith Ministry) to win the resulting by-election on 4 March 1879.[1][2][3]

On 31 July 1889, Deane was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council. A lifetime appointment, he held it until his death on 27 Oct 1913.[1][2] Deane was buried in Townsville's West End Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Part 2.19 - Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012 and the Legislative Council 1860-1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2009-2012: The 53rd Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. "Part 2.21 - Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2012" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2009-2012: The 53rd Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. Deane, John Horace (1842–1913) Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
New seat Member for Townsville
18781879
Succeeded by
John Macrossan