William Henry Corfield (politician)

William Corfield
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Gregory
In office 28 April 1888 – 25 March 1899
Preceded by	Thomas McWhannell
Succeeded by	William Hamilton
Personal details
Born	William Henry Corfield 1843 Yeovil, Somerset, England
Died	1927 (aged 83–84) Brisbane, Australia
Resting place	Toowong Cemetery
Nationality	English
Political party	Ministerial
Spouse(s)	Ellen Wood (m.1879)
Occupation	Autobiographer, Bullocky, Publican
Religion	Church of England

William Henry Corfield (1843–1927) was a politician in the Australian state of Queensland.^[1]

Born in Somerset, England, he migrated to Queensland in 1862, and engaged in numerous business interests. At the 1888 elections, he was returned unopposed for the Legislative Assembly seat of Gregory in western Queensland in support of Thomas McIlwraith, a conservative, and held it at the 1893 and 1896 elections against a growing Labour vote. At a time when party politics were still fairly fluid in Queensland, he strongly advocated for the interests of his own electorate even when it conflicted with the conservative parliamentary bloc's policies. He opposed the 1891 strikes as a "revolution against the state", and was a consistent advocate of Federation.

Retiring from the seat in 1899,^[2] Corfield died in Brisbane, Queensland, on 1 September 1927^[2] and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.^[3][4]

See also

• Corfield, a town in western Queensland named after Corfield

References

1. Corfield, William Henry (1843–1927) Biographical Entry – Australian Dictionary of Biography Online at www.adb.online.anu.edu.au
2. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
3. "Family Notices.". The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia). 2 September 1927. p. 16. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
4. Corfield William Henry — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 3 January 2015.