Alfred William Compigne (February 7, 1818 – July 4, 1909) was a settler and politician of

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, Australia. He was a

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Early life

Alfred William Compigné was born at

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, England on 2 February 1818. He immigrated to

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on 30 June 1839, coming to Queensland in 1846. Alfred Compigné acquired Nindooinbah Station on the Albert River and was the first pastoralist to take up land on the coast south of

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. He applied successfully for the leasehold of two properties to the south of Brisbane settlement being Dungogie and Murry Jerry runs in March 1852. Just five months later in August 1952 he transferred the coastal runs to William Duckett White of Beaudesert Station. In his footnotes regarding Compigne, Longhurst accounts that while Compigne ran up to 7,000 sheep on Nindooinbah Station he eventually failed as a squatter.

Politics

Compigne was appointed as a founding Member of the

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on 1 May 1860. He served for four years before resigning on 23 April 1864.Compigne, Alfred William

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. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

Later life

Compigne died from senile decay at his residence, ''Richmond Villa'', on Sunday 4 July 1909 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.Compigne Alfred William
— Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

References

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Early life

Politics

Later life

See also

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