Matthew Roberton Battersby (18 December 1841 – 15 May 1899) was a politician in
Queensland
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, Australia.
Early life
Battersby was born in
Perth, Scotland
Perth (Scottish English, locally: ; gd, Peairt ) is a city in central Scotland, on the banks of the River Tay. It is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire. It had a population o ...
, the son of Andrew Battersby and Elizabeth Gloag. He immigrated from Scotland to Queensland 1865 where continued his trade as a blacksmith until he settled on a property in
Caboolture
Caboolture () is a town and suburb in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. It is located on the north side of the Caboolture River, which separates the town from Morayfi ...
. He had two sons and three daughters.
Politics
Battersby was a member of the
Caboolture Divisional Board
The Shire of Caboolture was a local government area located in the Australian state of Queensland on the northern urban fringe of the capital, Brisbane, and south of the Sunshine Coast. The Shire covered an area of , of which approximately ...
for 9 years.
Battersby elected as a member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly ...
in the electorate of
Moreton Moreton may refer to:
People Given name
* Moreton John Wheatley (1837–1916), British Army officer and Bailiff of the Royal Parks
Surname
* Alice Bertha Moreton (1901–1977), English sculptor, draughtsman and artist
* Andrew Moreton, a p ...
on 17 May 1888 during the
1888 Queensland colonial election. He was re-elected unopposed in the
1893 election and won the
1896 election. However, he lost the seat on 18 March 1899 to
John Dunmore Campbell
John Dunmore Campbell (19 April 1854 – 19 June 1909) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Biography
Campbell was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of James Campbell (Australian timber merchant), James Campbell, a timbe ...
in the
1899 election.
Later life
On 15 May 1899, Battersby died suddenly at his home in
Eagle Junction
Clayfield is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Clayfield had a population of 10,555 people.
Geography
Clayfield is by road from the Brisbane GPO. Clayfield is bordered to the north by Nundah, to the east by ...
,
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
, from a rupture of an artery to the brain. Although his death was sudden, he had been suffering a complication of diseases for some time.
See also
*
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1888–1893
This is a list of members of the 10th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1888 to 1893, as elected at the 1888 colonial election held between 28 April 1888 and 26 May 1888 (due to problems of distance and communications, it was not possible ...
;
1893–1896;
1896–1899
References
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Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Colony of Queensland people
1841 births
1899 deaths
19th-century Australian politicians
People from Perth, Scotland
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