Challinor, Henry
Personal
Birth Date:
22 June 1814 (London)
Death Date:
9 September 1882 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
James Challinor and Mary (nee Tinsdale)
Family:
Mary Bowyer Hawkins on 12 July 1855 in Ipswich, 2 sons, 6 daughters
Education:
Studied medicine in London (LSA and MRCS, 1842; FRCS, 1864)
Religion:
Congregational
Career
He set up a medical practice in Ipswich in April 1849; Surgeon-superintendent, Woogaroo Lunatic Asylum, 1869 to 1872; Health officer, Port of Brisbane, 1872; Inspector of orphanages, 1876; Principal medical officer, Queensland Volunteer Brigade, 1878
Party Positions:
- None.
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | NONE | West Moreton | 12 Jan 1861 | 16 May 1861 | |
| Assembly | NONE | West Moreton | 31 May 1861 | 30 May 1863 | |
| Assembly | NONE | Ipswich | 30 May 1863 | 26 Sep 1868 |
Additional Information
Notes:
He took a leading role in the agitation for separation and fought against the renewal of convict transportation. He won a by-election in January 1861 to represent West Moreton in the first Queensland parliament. He was disqualified from this first election as he held an office of profit under the Crown, being the coroner in Ipswich. He was re-elected in a by-election in June 1861. He was an outspoken member of the parliament. He advocated a just land policy which would give opportunity to the small settler, efficient agriculture, free secular education, political equality, religious tolerance and railway construction free from scandal of land grants. He opposed the cotton bonus and the aggregation of pastoral land by wealthy companies. He was the archetype of what is now called a `do-gooder'. He had a social conscience and was recognised for his real virtues of tolerance and liberalism
Sources:
Gordon, Douglas , 'Challinor, Henry (1814-1882)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.3, Melbourne University Press, 1969, pp 373-374; Hogan, Janet, Historic Homes of Brisbane: A Selection, (The National Trust of Queensland, 1979); Waterson, DB, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
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