Simpson, Stephen
Personal
Birth Date:
29 July 1793 (Wolston, Warwickshire)
Death Date:
11 March 1869 (Marylebone, London)
Parents:
Thomas Simpson and Anne (nee Bank)
Family:
Sophia Anne Simpson on 15 September 1838
Education:
Medical education, Edinburgh
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Appointed personal physician to a member of Russian nobility; Practised homoeopathy in Rome for many years; Appointed acting colonial surgeon, 1842; Appointed Commissioner for Crown Lands for Moreton Bay, 1842 to 1855; Appointed returning officer for Moreton, 1851; Appointed police magistrate for Moreton and Darling Downs, 1853, and Ipswich, 1856
Military Service:
Served as a soldier with the 4th Light Dragoons, 1813 to 1817
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council | NONE | Legislative Council | 23 May 1860 | 3 Feb 1865 |
Additional Information
Notes:
From 1851 Simpson made large land purchases in the Wacol area. His nephew, JM Ommaney, after whom a mountain was named, was killed after a fall from a horse in 1856. At the junction of Wolston Creek and the Brisbane River, Simpson's home Wolston House was designed and built by William Pettigrew in 1852 to 1853. Trustee, Brisbane General Hospital, 1848
Sources:
Waterson, DB, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Iltis, J, 'Simpson, Stephen (1793-1869)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.2, Melbourne University Press, 1967, p.448; Brisbane Courier, 22 May 1867
[Last Modified: Tuesday, 01 August 2017]