Angus Gibson

The Honourable
Angus Gibson
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
6 April 1899  28 May 1920
Personal details
Born James Gibbon
(1842-04-25)25 April 1842
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died 28 May 1920(1920-05-28) (aged 78)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place South Kolan Cemetery
Nationality Scottish Australian
Spouse(s) Catherine Martin (m.1866 d.1920)
Occupation Sugar planter
Religion Methodist

Angus Gibson (1842–1920) was a sugar planter and politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.

Political life

Angus Gibson was a member of Gooburrum Divisional Board and its chairman in 1888. From 1895 to 1900, he was a member of the Kolan Divisional Board from 1895 to 1900.[1]

On 6 April 1899, he was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council, ending with his death on 28 May 1920.[2] Gibson was buried in South Kolan Cemetery.[3]

References

  1. Gibbney, H. J. "Gibson, Angus (1842–1920)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre for Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. "Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2012 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  3. "MR. ANGUS GIBSON, M.L.C.". The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia). 29 May 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
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