Nelson, Hugh Muir

Personal

Nelson, Hugh Muir
Birth Date: 31 December 1833 (Kilmarnock)
Death Date: 1 January 1906 (Toowoomba, Queensland)
Parents: William Lambie Nelson and Agnes (nee Muir)
Family: Janet Mcintyre on 11 August 1870, 2 sons, 3 daughters
Education: Edinburgh High School and University
Religion: Presbyterian

Career

Director, Metropolitan Freehold Land and Building Co, 1886 to 1890; Privy counsellor, 1897; Honorary DCL from Oxford, 1897; Honorary LL.D from Edinburgh, 1897; Lieutenant-Governor of Queensland, 1904 to 1905

Local Government Service: Member, Wambo Divisional Board

Parliamentary Representation

House Party Electorate From To Elected/Departure Reason
Assembly MIN Northern Downs 7 Sep 1883 28 Apr 1888
Assembly AFLB Murilla 28 Apr 1888 13 Apr 1898
Council NONE Legislative Council 13 Apr 1898 1 Jan 1906 Died in office

Parliamentary Service

Description From To
President of the Legislative Council 13 Apr 1898 1 Jan 1906
Premier and Chief Secretary 2 Mar 1898 13 Apr 1898
Premier, Chief Secretary and Treasurer 6 Aug 1896 2 Mar 1898
Premier, Chief Secretary and Colonial Treasurer 29 Mar 1895 6 Aug 1896
Premier and Colonial Treasurer 27 Oct 1893 29 Mar 1895
Colonial Treasurer 27 Mar 1893 27 Oct 1893
Acting Colonial Treasurer 13 Mar 1893 27 Mar 1893
Minister without Office 10 Dec 1892 27 Mar 1893
Secretary for Railways and Public Works 4 Jan 1890 12 Aug 1890
Secretary for Railways 13 Jun 1888 4 Jan 1890

Additional Information

Notes: Member, Queensland National Association and Royal Agricultural Society; President, Royal Geographical Society Queensland; Chairman of Trustees, Brisbane and Toowoomba Grammar schools
Sources: Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 62031 ; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 10 : 1891-1939 Lat-Ner, pp677-678
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