James Turquand Laidley (1823 – 29 March 1877) was a pastoralist and Member of the Queensland Legislative Council in the colony of Queensland (later a state of Australia).[1]
James Laidley | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
| In office 1 May 1860 – 16 August 1864 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Turquand Laidley 1823 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 1877 (aged 53–54) Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia |
| Spouse | Mary Weston (m.1848) |
| Occupation | Station owner |
Early life
editJames Turquand Laidley was born in 1823 in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of James Laidley and Eliza Jane (née Shepheard).[1]
Pastoralism
editLaidley acquired Western Creek Station on the Darling Downs in 1848. From 1849 to 1879 he was in partnership with his brother-in-law Henry Mort (married to Laidley's sister Maria) in a pastoral property called Franklyn Vale at Mount Mort, Queensland.[1]
Politics
editLaidley was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council on the 1 May 1860 and served until his resignation on the 16 August 1864.[1]
Later life
editLaidley died on 29 March 1877 at his home at Ocean Street, Woollahra, Sydney, aged 53 years old.[1][2] His funeral left his home on Saturday 31 March 1877.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. LXXV, no. 12, 126. New South Wales, Australia. 30 March 1877. p. 1. Retrieved 12 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. LXXV, no. 12, 127. New South Wales, Australia. 31 March 1877. p. 16. Retrieved 12 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
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