Heussler, Johann Christian (John)
Personal
Birth Date:
15 June 1820 (Bockenheim, Frankfurt-am-Main)
Death Date:
26 October 1907 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Frederick Heussler and Marguerita
Family:
Sophia Esther Westgarth, 2 sons, 1 daughter
Education:
State school and French Institute, Bockenheim; Dr Teitel's Mercantile Institute, Frankfurt
Religion:
Lutheran
Career
Wine merchant in Holland, 1850-51; merchant business in Melbourne, Bendigo and Castlemaine; founded the firm of Heussler, Harvey and Co; emigration agent for Germany, 1861 to 1866; Consul for the Netherlands, 1863 to 1902; Consul in Brisbane for the German Empire, 1880 to 1900; Director, Land Bank of Queensland in 1890; Commissioner for Queensland in Holland and Germany in 1897
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council | NONE | Legislative Council | 26 Sep 1866 | 8 Oct 1870 | |
| Council | NONE | Legislative Council | 13 Dec 1870 | 26 Oct 1907 | Died in office |
Additional Information
Notes:
Foundation member, Queensland Club, 1859; in 1867 he served on one of the first committees associated with the founding of the Brisbane Grammar School; District Grand Treasurer, Masonic Lodge 1865 to 1868 and 1877 to 1885; As a legislator, he conscientiously and enthusiastically participated in land, railway construction, education and numerous other debates; During the parliamentary session of 1876, in moving that urgent steps be taken to ensure an adequate water supply for both town and country, he recommended that the government establish artesian wells; Heussler became one of the first to establish Dugong fishing in Moreton Bay and to promote sugar cane growing in the Pimpama district; Director and shareholder, Pimpama sugar company
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 160041; The Office of the Governor, Queensland website, www.govhouse.qld.gov.au; Nagle, D, `Johann Christian Heussler - A Father of Queensland', New Beginnings: Germans in New South Wales and Queensland: A Commemorative Volume, edited by Johannes H Voigt, assisted by John Fletcher and John A Moses (Stuttgart, 1983)
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