Mr Francis Edward BIGGE (1820 - 1915)

Date of Birth: 01/01/1820
Place of Birth: Little Benton, Northumberland, England
Date of Death: 03/12/1915
Place of Death: Torquay, England

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Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	1 Sep 1851	31 Dec 1852	1yr(s) 4mth(s)		An Elective Member of the first Legislative Council 1843 - 1856 for the Pastoral Districts of Moreton, Wide bay, Burnett, and Maranoa

Community Activity

Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in Queensland 4 February 1862.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Naval Officer. Educated at Royal Naval College in Portsmouth; In 1835 entered naval service of HMS Barham and the Meditteranean Fleet; in 1839 resigned and joined his brother Frederick in New South Wales; in 1840 went to Queensland to Mount Brisbane station; In August 1842 had an affray with bushrangers; in 1873 returned to Cockington in Devon, England; leaving A.Raff as agent; in 1909 sold the run to a cousin and McConnel. Member of the North Australian and Queensland Clubs

Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held

Member of the Parliament of Queensland. Member of the Queensland Legislative Council 1 May 1860 - 16 May 1873 (resigned). Reappointed for life.

Personal

Son of Thomas Hanway, gentleman, and Charlotte Scott. Married Elizabeth Barbara Ord in Leicester, England. and had no issue. Church of England.

Additional Information

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