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 | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
| In office 8 June 1905 – 23 March 1922 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edmund Harris Thornburgh Plant 10 December 1844 Nottingham, England |
| Died | 28 April 1926 (aged 81) Sandgate, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Bald Hills Cemetery |
| Nationality | English Australian |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Esther Hodel (m.1873 d.1925) |
| Relations | Joseph Hodel (brother-in-law) |
| Occupation | Newspaper proprietor, company director |
Early life edit
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 edit
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 edit
Plant died on 28 April 1926 at Sandgate and was buried in Bald Hills Cemetery.[2][4]
Legacy edit
The Rooney Building which he constructed in Townsville is now listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Rooney Building (entry 600917)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ a b c "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ "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) - ^ Plant E H T Archived 21 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
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