Edmund Plant

The Hon
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
Died 28 April 1926(1926-04-28) (aged 81)
Sandgate, Queensland, Australia
Resting place Bald Hills Cemetery
Nationality English Australian
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Esther Hodel (m.1873 d.1925)
Relations Joseph Hodel (brother-in-law)
Occupation Newspaper proprietor, company director
Religion Church of England

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]

Early life

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]

Death Date:

Politics

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

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

Legacy

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Rooney Building (entry 600917)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  3. "Part 2.19 - Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012 and the Legislative Council 1860-1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2015: The 54th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. Plant E H T Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 21 February 2015.


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