Justin Fox Greenlaw Foxton (24 September 1849 – 23 June 1916) was an Australian barrister and politician. He served in the

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from 1883 to 1904 and held ministerial office in several liberal governments. He later represented the seat of

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in federal parliament (1906–1910) and was a

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under

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. He was a long-serving member of Queensland's

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and gained the rank of

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Early life

Foxton was born in

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on 24 September 1849. He was the son of Isabel Elizabeth (née Potts) and John Greenlaw Foxton. His father was a sea captain who arrived in the

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in 1841. Foxton was educated at

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from 1859 to 1862. He moved to

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in 1864 and briefly worked as a jackeroo, then read law with

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. He was called to the Queensland Bar in 1871 and the following year established a practice at the

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tinfields. In 1878 he formed a partnership with Thompson in

Politics

Foxton held the Legislative Assembly seat of Carnarvon from 1883 until 1904. Defeated at the 1904 elections he entered federal politics as a member for Brisbane in the

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in 1906, and was minister without portfolio in the third Deakin ministry from June 1909 to April 1910, when he was defeated at the general election. Foxton joined the old volunteer forces when a very young man and rose to be brigadier in command of the Queensland field force (Commonwealth military forces). He represented Australia at the Imperial conference on naval and military defence of empire in 1909, and was for some time aide-de-camp to the

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, serving as president of the

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, chairman of trustees of the

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, and a member of the

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. Foxton died at Brisbane of cerebro-vascular disease on 23 June 1916. His funeral proceeded from his former residence,

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to the

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.Foxton Justin Fox Greenlaw
— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Foxton, Justin 1849 births 1916 deaths Members of the Australian House of Representatives Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Brisbane Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Free Trade Party members of the Parliament of Australia Commonwealth Liberal Party members of the Parliament of Australia Australian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Burials at Toowong Cemetery 20th-century Australian politicians Australian barristers