Henry Buckley

Henry Buckley
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Stanley County
In office 9 April 1856 – 11 April 1859
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for East Moreton
In office 17 May 1860 – 29 Sep 1860 Serving with George Edmondstone
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Thomas Warry
Personal details
Born	June 21, 1813 Yorkshire, England
Died	April 14, 1888 (aged 74) Brisbane, Queensland
Resting place	Toowong Cemetery
Nationality	English
Spouse(s)	Barbara Graham
Occupation	Accountant, Grazier, Magistrate, Squatter
Religion	Moravian Church

Henry Buckley (21 June 1813 – 14 April 1888)^[1] 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 Legislative Assembly of Queensland.^[1]

Early life

Buckley was born in Yorkshire 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.^[1]

Colonial 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 Assembly 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 Legislative Assembly of Queensland.^[2] He resigned from parliament later that year to become Queensland's Auditor-general.

Buckley died in 1888 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.^[3]

References

• "Mr Henry Buckley (1813 - 1888)". Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856-2006. New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 11 January 2010.

1. Buckley, Henry (1813–1888) — Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
2. Former members) — Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
3. Buckley Henry — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 9 September 2012.