George Davenport (Queensland politician)

George Davenport
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Drayton and Toowoomba
In office 15 November 1878 – 1 January 1881 Serving with William Henry Groom
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Robert Aland
Personal details
Born	George Henry Davenport 30 October 1831 Oxford, England
Died	1 January 1881 (aged 49) Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Headington Hill
Nationality	English Australian
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Young (m.1866 d.1901)
Occupation	Farmer
Religion	Church of England

George Henry Davenport (1831–1881) was a politician in Queensland,^[1] Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[2]

Early life

Parents

Davenport's parents were George Francis and Eliza (nee Davenport).^[1] Davenport was born in Oxford, England on 30 October 1831 and was educated in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Davenport's father selected land in South Australia in 1839.^[3]Uncle (Robert Davenport) settled in South Australia. Francis returned to England in 1841, and was accompanied by another uncle, Samuel Davenport, in 1843 on the return to South Australia. Francis died soon after arriving, and Robert and Samuel settled on the estate.

George followed his uncles to South Australia soon after leaving school. After a few years he went to live in Melbourne.

Darling Downs

Davenport went to Toowoomba lured by land development. He looked to acquire a freehold property. C.B. Fisher became a partner in the scheme where it was shown that agriculture could be profitably combined with grazing.^[1] The property was called Headington Hill. All the newest and latest machinery was used on this property.

Davenport was the member for the Electoral district of Drayton and Toowoomba from 15 November 1878 to 1 January 1881.

Davenport died on New Year's Day 1881 in Toowoomba during his term of office.

George Davenport's grave at Headington Hill

Religion

Davenport was a member of the Church of England.^[1]

Marriages

Davenport married Elizabeth Young in Dalby on the 27th May 1866. ^[1]

References

1. "Davenport, George Henry". Queensland Parliament Member List. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
2. "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 13 December 2015.
3. "MR. ROBERT DAVENPORT.". The Advertiser. XXXIX, (11820) (South Australia). 4 September 1896. p. 5. Retrieved 16 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.