Bigge, Francis Edward

Personal

Bigge, Francis Edward
Birth Date: 1820 (Little Benton, Northumberland)
Death Date: 3 December 1915 (Torquay)
Parents: Thomas Hanway Bigge and Charlotte (nee Scott)
Family: Elizabeth Ord in Leicestershire in 1859
Education: Royal Naval College, Portsmouth
Religion: Church of England

Career

Established and operated Mount Brisbane Station and Mount Esk Station, 1840 to 1849

Military Service: Midshipman to the 50-gun frigate HMS Barham and Mediterranean fleet, 1835 to 1839

Parliamentary Representation

House Party Electorate From To Elected/Departure Reason
Council NONE Legislative Council 1 May 1860 16 May 1873

Additional Information

Notes: Bigge championed the early development of Cleveland and the push for Cleveland Point to become the major port of entry for Moreton Bay. This debate was lost to Brisbane when it was declared a warehousing port in 1849. He had a vision for Cleveland and was instrumental in building roads connecting Cleveland with Brisbane and Ipswich. While in the Legislative Council of New South Wales, Bigge supported the separation of Queensland from New South Wales
Sources: Waterson, DB, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); The Times, 6 December 1915
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 14 June 2017]