Archibald Berdmore Brine Buchanan (9 January 1823 – 30 March 1883)
[Archibald Berdmore Brine BUCHANAN (1823-1883)]
— Clan Buchanan. Retrieved 8 March 2015. was both a member of the
Queensland Legislative Council
The Queensland Legislative Council was the upper house of the parliament in the Australian state of Queensland. It was a fully nominated body which first took office on 1 May 1860. It was abolished by the Constitution Amendment Act 1921, which to ...
and the
Queensland Legislative Assembly
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.
Early life
Buchanan was born in London, England in 1823 to William and Charlotte Buchanan.
[ On his arrival in Australia, He became a partner in a general store in ]Taradale, Victoria
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The town is also loca ...
[ before moving to ]Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, established_title = Before federation
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and leasing Chinchilla and Wongongera stations on the Darling Downs
The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name was generall ...
.[ In the early 1870s he became a director at ]Queensland National Bank
The Queensland National Bank is a former bank in Queensland, Australia.
History
In 1872, the bank was established in Brisbane.
In December 1914, the bank had its head office in Brisbane with branches throughout Queensland at Allora, Aramac, A ...
.[
]
Politics
Entering politics in 1870, Buchanan won the seat of Mitchell
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* Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate
* Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst
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but resigned after being a member for only six or seven days. In 1871, Buchanan won the seat of Warrego, and remained in the position for two years.[
In 1874, Buchanan was appointed to the ]Queensland Legislative Council
The Queensland Legislative Council was the upper house of the parliament in the Australian state of Queensland. It was a fully nominated body which first took office on 1 May 1860. It was abolished by the Constitution Amendment Act 1921, which to ...
. Buchanan held the seat until 1878.[
]
Later life
After resigning his seat in the council, Buchanan he left for England to establish the London branch of the Queensland National Bank. He did not return to Queensland, dying in Rome, Italy, on 30 March 1883.
References
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Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Members of the Queensland Legislative Council
1823 births
1883 deaths
19th-century Australian politicians