Edmund Harris Thornburgh Plant (10 December 1844 – 28 April 1926) was a mill owner and company director of mines in the Charters Towers-Ravenswood and a politician in Queensland, Australia.[1]

Edmund Plant
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
8 June 1905 – 23 March 1922
Personal details
Born
Edmund Harris Thornburgh Plant

(1844-12-10)10 December 1844
Nottingham, England
Died28 April 1926(1926-04-28) (aged 81)
Sandgate, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeBald Hills Cemetery
NationalityEnglish Australian
SpouseElizabeth Esther Hodel (m.1873 d.1925)
RelationsJoseph Hodel (brother-in-law)
OccupationNewspaper proprietor, company director

Early life

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Edmund Harris Thornburgh Plant was born on 10 December 1844 in Nottingham, England, the son of C. Frederick Plant and his wife Maria (née Neville).[2]

Politics

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Plant was appointed a member of the Queensland Legislative Council on 8 June 1905. A lifetime appointment, he remained in the Council until its abolition on 23 March 1922.[2][3]

Later life

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Plant died on 28 April 1926 at Sandgate and was buried in Bald Hills Cemetery.[2][4]

Legacy

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The Rooney Building which he constructed in Townsville is now listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rooney Building (entry 600917)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Plant E H T Archived 21 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 21 February 2015.