Hope, Louis
Personal
Birth Date:
19 October 1817 (Linlithgow)
Death Date:
15 August 1894 (Geneva)
Parents:
John Hope and Louisa Dorothea (nee Wedderburn)
Family:
Susan Frances Sophia Dumaresq on 12 October 1859 in Sydney, 3 sons, 5 daughters
Education:
Private education
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Arrived in New South Wales in 1843 and acquired Rosalie Plains; Arrived in Moreton Bay in 1848 and took up land at Ormiston in 1853; Bought Kilcoy Station in 1854; Acquired Katandra Station; Acquired 1,800 acres near the mouth of the Coomera River and 760 acres at Kilcoy in 1867
Military Service:
Became a captain in the Coldstream Guards
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council | NONE | Legislative Council | 24 Apr 1862 | 1 Nov 1882 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Hope is known as a pioneer of the sugar industry in Queensland
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 194484; Hogan, Janet, `Ormiston House', Historic Homes of Brisbane: A Selection, The National Trust of Queensland; Hogan, Janet, `Shafston House', Historic Homes of Brisbane: A Selection, The National Trust of Queensland; Morrison, AA, 'Hope, Louis (1817-1894)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.4, Melbourne University Press, 1972, pp 418-419; Waterson, DB, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 26 July 2017]