Daniel Foley Roberts M.L.C. (19 February 1824 – 26 July 1889), was 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 ...

. Roberts was born in

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, New South Wales where he was educated. He was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1849. He arrived in

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in 1851 and began a practice there. Roberts narrowly lost the Queensland Legislative Assembly election for Fortitude Valley to Charles Lilley in 1860. Roberts was one of the first members nominated to the Legislative Council of Queensland, and was Chairman of Committees of that body from its inception in May 1860 till his death on 26 July 1889. Roberts was buried in Toowong Cemetery.Roberts Daniel Foley
— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Daniel Foley 1824 births 1889 deaths Members of the Queensland Legislative Council Burials at Toowong Cemetery 19th-century Australian politicians