Fraser, Simon
Personal
Birth Date:
1824 (Inverness)
Death Date:
8 January 1889 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Alexander Fraser and Janet
Family:
Lucy Ann Simpson in London on 5 September 1856, 3 sons, 5 daughters
Education:
Educated at Inverness
Religion:
Congregational
Career
Founded auctioneering firm of Fraser & Buckland, land and commission agents, stock, station and produce brokers
Party Positions:
- Chairman of Committees. 14 Jan 1884 - 4 Apr 1888
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | NONE | Town Of Brisbane | 26 Sep 1868 | 17 Aug 1870 | |
| Assembly | NONE | Bundamba | 29 Nov 1873 | 19 Nov 1878 | |
| Assembly | NONE | Brisbane South | 6 Apr 1880 | 12 May 1888 |
Additional Information
Notes:
He supported land legislation and railway extension which aimed at settling small farmers and free, secular, compulsory education to primary level. As a member of the Board of Education in 1874, Fraser believed that Queensland should be able to offer a university education but maintained that the government should not subsidise secondary or advanced education since this would not promote self-reliance and independence; Founder, Brisbane Sunday School Union
Sources:
Bell, Jacqueline, Carter, M, 'Fraser, Simon (1824-1889)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.4, Melbourne University Press, 1972, pp 216-217; Brisbane Courier, 9 January 1889; Waterson, DB, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 12 July 2017]