Fitz, Henry Bates
Personal
Birth Date:
10 October 1817 (Windsor, New South Wales)
Death Date:
29 December 1880 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Robert Fitz and Anne (nee Cannon)
Family:
Elizabeth Hurst Abbotts on 23 June 1853, 1 son, 1 daughter
Religion:
Wesleyan
Career
Manager, Pikedale Station, Darling Downs, 1843 to 1863; Invested in Collaroy and Princhester stations; Acquired Pike's Creek Station and Warra Warra (Kogan Creek), Breamar Forest, 1859; Acquired freehold for Pilton and Haldon stations, Darling Downs; Appointed Clerk of the Legislative Council, 1876; Appointed Clerk of the Parliament, 28 December 1880
Military Service:
Served as an Indian Army captain
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council | NONE | Legislative Council | 23 May 1860 | 13 Jul 1876 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Member, Queensland Club
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 110341; Waterson, DB, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Brisbane Courier, 28 December 1880; Parsons, V, 'Fitz, Robert (1768-1834)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.1, Melbourne University Press, 1966, pp 380-381
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