Fleming, Joseph
Personal
Birth Date:
6 January 1811 (Windsor, New South Wales)
Death Date:
23 September 1891 (Ipswich, Queensland)
Parents:
Henry Fleming and Elizabeth (nee Hall)
Family:
(2) Mary Harriet Everitt on 2 June 1858 at St Matthew's, Windsor, (1) Phoebe McGinnis on 29 April 1831 at Wilberforce, 2 sons, 7 daughters
Education:
Educated in Sydney
Religion:
Congregational
Career
Farmer; Took up Mundowey run on the Liverpool Plains; Chief constable, Wollombi, 1842-1846; Inspector of distilleries,1844-1846; Acquired Orrabar in New England in 1846; By Sep 1850, bought town lots at Ipswich and established boiling-down works, sawmill and flour mill; Partner in the steamer Bremer, trading to Brisbane; Justice of the peace, July 1860; Represented Acquired Burenda and Yo Yo stations in the Warrego in August 1861 Storekeeper in Ipswich and Roma
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | NONE | West Moreton | 9 Jul 1860 | 3 Nov 1862 | Retired |
| Assembly | NONE | West Moreton | 11 Sep 1866 | 2 Jul 1867 | By-election |
Additional Information
Sources:
Roberts, Elizabeth, `The Fleming Connection', Over-Halling the Colony: George Hall, pioneer, Warner, Russell Mackenzie (editor), (Sydney: Australian Docuemnts Library, 1990, c 1989); Waterson, DB, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Gibbney, HJ, 'Fleming, Joseph (1811-1891)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.4, Melbourne University Press, 1972, pp 186-187
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 12 July 2017]