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

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

Early life

Brown was born in Bristol, England in 1820 to John Brown and his wife Mary (née Cater).

Pastoralist

Around 1840 he moved to Queensland with his younger brother Arthur, and together invested all of their capital 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]

Politics and public life

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]

In 1879 he was appointed on the founding trustees of Maryborough Boys Grammar School.[2]

Later life

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  2. "Official Notifications.". The Brisbane Courier. XXXIII, (3,660). Queensland, Australia. 10 February 1879. p. 3. Retrieved 18 June 2017 via National Library of Australia.
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