William Thomas Lovejoy (1849 – 24 August 1913) Cemeteries Online
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. Retrieved 23 February 2015. was a

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Early life

Lovejoy was born in

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, the son of Thomas Lovejoy and his wife Haligton (née Wildlesea). He arrived in Queensland in 1872 and commenced work as a station hand at

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. Lovejoy took up a Selection at Meringandan and built the first

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there which sold in 1890.

Politics

Winning the seat of Aubigny in 1893, Lovejoy served just 15 months before having to resign in 1894 due to his

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Later life

Lovejoy became host of the ''Travellers Home Hotel'' in Toowoomba and then built ''The Pioneers Arms'', the first hotel in

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. His last home was ''Spring Grove'' in the Bell area of the Darling downs. Lovejoy died in 1913 and was buried in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lovejoy, William Thomas Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1849 births 1913 deaths People from Hayes, Hillingdon British emigrants to Australia