William Wilson (1832—1903) was a politician in
Queensland
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, Australia. He was a
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
Following are lists of members 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 ...
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Politics
William Wilson was appointed to 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 ...
on 2 January 1874. Although a lifetime appointment, his seat was declared vacant on 6 June 1878.
Personal life
William Wilson had (the now heritage-listed)
Wilston House
Wilston House is a heritage-listed villa at 47 Watson Street, Newmarket, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by architect James Cowlishaw and built from to . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October ...
built for him in in
Newmarket, Brisbane.
He died in Brisbane in 1903 and was buried in
Toowong Cemetery
Toowong Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on the corner of Frederick Street and Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was established in 1866 and formally opened in 1875. It is Queensland's largest ceme ...
.
[Wilson Wm]
– Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
See also
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Members of the Queensland Legislative Council, 1870–1879
This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1 January 1870 to 31 December 1879. Appointments, made by the Governor of Queensland, were for life, although many members for one reason or another resigned.
It was expanded f ...
References
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Members of the Queensland Legislative Council
1832 births
1903 deaths
Burials at Toowong Cemetery
19th-century Australian politicians