Gordon Sandeman was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly

New South Wales Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...

 for 1 term between 1856 and 1857.

Early life

Sandeman was born in Edinburgh and was the son of a merchant. He emigrated to the Moreton Bay

Moreton Bay

Moreton Bay is a bay on the eastern coast of Australia 45 km from Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources...

 district in 1838 and established a mercantile business. He also acquired significant pastoral interests in the Wide Bay and Burnett

Burnett County, New South Wales

Burnett County, New South Wales is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales.Burnett County was named in honour of James Charles Burnett, surveyor .- Parishes :...

 districts. After suffering some financial difficulties in the 1880s Sandeman returned to the United Kingdom where he died aged 87.

State Parliament

In 1856 Sandeman was elected unopposed as the member for Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa

Electoral district of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa

Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1856 and named after and the early settlements of Moreton Bay; Wide Bay, near Maryborough; the Burnett River, near Bundaberg; the Maranoa region of...

in the first New South Wales Legislative Assembly under responsible government. Sandeman's election occurred prior to the separation of Queensland from New South Wales in 1859 and his electorate was in an area which is currently part of South-East Queensland. He resigned from parliament after 18 months to concentrate on his business interests.