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Francis Amhurst

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Francis Amhurst
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Bowen
In office
26 May 1875 – 24 March 1877
Preceded byThomas FitzGerald
Succeeded byHenry Beor
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Mackay
In office
21 November 1878 – 3 January 1881
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byMaurice Black
Personal details
Born
Francis Tyssen Amhurst

(1842-09-27)27 September 1842
Framlingham, Suffolk, England
Died3 January 1881(1881-01-03) (aged 38)
Died at sea on board the SS Bokhara en route to England
NationalityEnglish Australian
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
OccupationSolicitor, Sugar Plantation owner

Francis Tyssen Amhurst (27 September 1842 – 3 January 1881) was a solicitor and Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Early life

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Francis Amhurst was born in Framlingham, Suffolk, in 1842 to William Amhurst and his wife Mary (née Fountaine) . He attended Eton College and went on to Christ Church University, Oxford. He travelled overseas for two years after completing University and arrived in Queensland 1872. He set up buying various investments and by 1875 he was owner of Foulden Sugar Plantation in Mackay.[1]

Politics

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Winning the seat of Bowen in 1875, Amhurst held the seat for two years before resigning in 1877. The next year he contested and won Mackay, holding it till his death in 1881.[1]

Death

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Before his death, Amhurst had been in poor health. Hoping a change would help him recuperate, he sailed on the SS Bokhara bound for England, but died at sea on 3 January 1881.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Bowen
1875–1877
Succeeded by
New seat Member for Mackay
1878–1881
Succeeded by