Aplin, William
Personal
Birth Date:
27 April 1840 (Combe St Nicholas, Somerset)
Death Date:
18 February 1901 (Warwick, Queensland)
Parents:
William Aplin and Ann (nee Tuck)
Family:
Isabella Annie Campbell on 3 November 1897 at Brisbane, Mary Jane Bristol on 27 October 1865 at Bowen, 5 sons, 4 daughters
Education:
Bourton Academy, Dorset
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Director, Bank of North Queensland; Member, Townsville Chamber of Commerce
Local Government Service:
Alderman, Townsville Municipal Council; Mayor of Townsville, 1869; Mayor, Thuringowa City Council, 1880-1881
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council | NONE | Legislative Council | 19 Oct 1880 | 18 Feb 1901 | Died in Office |
Additional Information
Notes:
Member, Thuringowa Divisional Board and Dalrymple Divisional Board; President, North Queensland Pastoralists' Association; Trustee, Hospital Committee and Cemetery; Member, Board of Trustees of Townsville Grammar School, 1888
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Allingham, EM, Aplin, William (1840-1901), Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.3, Melbourne University Press, 1969, pp 39-40
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 02 December 2015]