John Tyrel

John Tyrel
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Carnarvon
In office
8 January 1876 – 1 October 1883
Preceded by William Miles
Succeeded by Justin Foxton
Personal details
Born John de Poix Tyrel
1840
Worcester, England
Died 15 July 1885 (aged 44 or 45)
Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia
Nationality English Australian
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Ann Farley (m.1880)
Occupation Auctioneer
Religion Church of England

John Tyrel was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Personal

He was born in 1840 in Worcester, England to John de Poix Tyrel and Mary Christina (nee Chapman) and died in 1885 in Stanthorpe, Queensland. He was a member of the Church of England. He had a private education in London and Worcester. He moved to Queensland in 1864 and became the manager of Redland Bay Sugar Plantation. In 1872 he was an auctioneer and commercial agent in Stanthorpe. He married Elizabeth, widow of Charles Farley, on 13th November 1880, at Stanthorpe.

Stanthorpe Queensland

Community involvement

He was elected a member of The Royal Colonial Institute in 1880. [2] He was a Member of the Independent Order of Oddfellows in 1883.[3]

Politics

He was a member of the Queensland Assembly for the Electoral district of Carnarvon from 1876–1883. [1]

Death

He died in Stanthorpe, Queensland in 1885. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tyrel, John de Poix". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "THE COLONIAL INSTITUTE.". Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1907) (Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia). 1 May 1880. p. 42. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Waterson, D. B. (Duncan Bruce) (1972), A biographical register of the Queensland Parliament, 1860-1929, Australian National University Press, ISBN 978-0-7081-0816-1
  4. ↑ "IN MEMORIAM.". Queensland Figaro and Punch (Brisbane, Qld. : 1885 - 1889) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 18 July 1885. p. 7. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
William Miles		 Member for Carnarvon
1876–1883 		Succeeded by
Justin Foxton
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