Henry Buckley
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Henry Buckley was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for two terms between 1856 and 1859 and after the creation of the separate colony of Queensland
he became a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
.
and was the son of a wool merchant. He was educated at a Moravian Boy's School in Fairfield near Manchester and emigrated to Sydney in 1834. He initially worked as a merchant but soon made a substantial fortune and purchased pastoral land near Queanbeyan
. He moved to Brisbane in 1849 and continued to act as a merchant and as an agent for insurance firms.
Buckley won the seat of Stanley County which was based on the hinterland of Brisbane. He retained the seat at the 1858 election but the seat was abolished prior to the 1859 election, which Buckley did not contest. However, at the first elections held after Queensland became a separate colony in 1860, he won the seat of East Moreton
in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
. He resigned from parliament later that year to become Queensland's Auditor-general.
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 two terms between 1856 and 1859 and after the creation of the separate colony of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
he became a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
.
Early life
Buckley was born in YorkshireYorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
and was the son of a wool merchant. He was educated at a Moravian Boy's School in Fairfield near Manchester and emigrated to Sydney in 1834. He initially worked as a merchant but soon made a substantial fortune and purchased pastoral land near Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan, New South Wales
Queanbeyan is a regional centre in the Southern Tablelands in south-eastern New South Wales adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory. The city's mixed economy is based on light construction, high technology, manufacturing, service, retail and agriculture. It is the council seat of the...
. He moved to Brisbane in 1849 and continued to act as a merchant and as an agent for insurance firms.
State Parliament
The area which is now Queensland was part of New South Wales when responsible self government was initially granted to that colony in 1856. At the first election for the New South Wales Legislative AssemblyNew 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...
Buckley won the seat of Stanley County which was based on the hinterland of Brisbane. He retained the seat at the 1858 election but the seat was abolished prior to the 1859 election, which Buckley did not contest. However, at the first elections held after Queensland became a separate colony in 1860, he won the seat of East Moreton
Electoral district of East Moreton (Queensland)
East Moreton was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 1878.The district took in the south-east corner of the state, south of Brisbane and Ipswich. It was a dual member electorate from 1860 to 1873 and a single member electorate from...
in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
. He resigned from parliament later that year to become Queensland's Auditor-general.