Stubley, Francis Horace
Personal
Birth Date:
1833
Death Date:
23 February 1886 Foote's Lagoon Camp, Queensland
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Career
Engineering blacksmith; Shipbroker Warrnambool, Victoria 1864-68; Speculative miner Charters Towers; Shareholder Brian O'Glynn and St. Patrick's Block claim; Acquired Evelyn (Herberton), St.Ann's, Glencore stations; Merchant, shipbroker, commerce agent, wool and wheat shipper, Melbourne, 1880
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | NONE | Kennedy | 28 Nov 1878 | 5 Oct 1883 |
Additional Information
Notes:
North Queensland gold rush at Croydon, 1885; Sentenced to prison on charges of bankruptcy and concealing assets, 1884. Released soon after. Collapsed and died on the road from Normanton to Croyden. Buried near the roadside. Death reported in The Brisbane Courier on 3 Mar 1886 (p.3)
Sources:
Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
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