Francis Beattie (29 August 1829 – 16 April 1886) was a

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and member of the

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Biography

Beattie was born in Dumfries,

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to parents Francis Beattie and his wife Susannah (née Hannah). He attended school in Carlisle, Cumberland and became a sailor as a boy. In 1849, whilst in a new Zealand port, there was a disturbance amongst the crew and the captain of the ship refused to proceed but Beattie took charge and navigated the vessel to

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where he gained work as a

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. During the

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he sailed to

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and later visited

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. He finally settled in Brisbane in 1862, arriving on the ''Maryborough''. In 1850 he married Janet Ross (died 1887) in Brisbane, and together had five sons and five daughters. A member of the

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, he died April 1886. His funeral proceeded from his

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residence to the

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.Deceased Search
— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

Political career

Beattie was an alderman in the

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from 1868 until 1871 and then 1873 until 1874. He was appointed Chairman of the Booroodabin Divisional Board and President of the Joint Board of the United Municipality. He was also superintendent of the Brisbane fire brigade from 1870 until 1882. He was also the member for

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in the

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from 1874 until his 1878 and 1879 until his death in 1886.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beattie, Francis Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1829 births 1886 deaths Burials at Toowong Cemetery 19th-century Australian politicians