William Lambie Nelson

The Rev. Dr William Nelson
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for West Moreton
In office 3 May 1860 – 22 June 1860 Serving with Alfred Broughton, George Thorn (senior)
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Joseph Fleming
Personal details
Born	William Lambie Nelson 20 September 1808 Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died	13 June 1887 (aged 78) Southport, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Southport General Cemetery
Nationality	Scottish
Spouse(s)	Agnes Muir (d.1885), Sarah Pring (m.1886)
Relations	Hugh Nelson (son)
Occupation	Presbyterian minister
Religion	Presbyterian

The Reverend Doctor William Lambie Nelson (20 September 1808 — 13 June 1887).^[1] was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was briefly a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Early life

Rev Nelson was of Scottish origin and arrived in Australia in 1853 after being invited by the Sydney Presbytery to take spiritual charge of the Presbyterians in the district of Ipswich. He resigned from this position in 1860 to take up pastoral pursuits on the Moonie River. Prior to his resignation, he was encouraging subscriptions for a new Church of Scotland to be built in Toowoomba, and he was identified as a Presbyterian minister in Toowoomba in 1868.^[2]

Politics

William Nelson was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the three-member electorate of West Moreton on 3 May 1860 in the inaugural 1860 Queensland colonial election. However, Mr Chubb on behalf of one of the unsuccessful candidates, Pollett Cardew, protested against the election of the Reverend Nelson as he was a priest in holy orders and was therefore disqualified from being elected, but the Rev. Nelson claimed that he had resigned his religious role.^[3] On 22 June 1860, the Committee on Elections ruled that the Rev. Nelson was disqualified and a new election must be called to replace him.^[4] Joseph Fleming won the resulting by-election on 9 July 1860.^[5][6][7]

Personal life

Although his own political career was very brief, William Lambie Nelson's son Hugh Muir Nelson went on to be Premier of Queensland.^[5]

His homestead Gabbinbar in Toowoomba was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.^[2]

Nelson died in 1887 and was buried in Southport General Cemetery.^[1]

See also

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1860–1863

References

1. Southport General Cemetery — Interment.net. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
2. "Gabbinbar (entry 600840)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
3. "WEEKLY EPITOME.". The Moreton Bay Courier (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 12 May 1860. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
4. "LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.". The North Australian, Ipswich and General Advertiser (Ipswich, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 22 June 1860. p. 3. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
5. "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 26 January 2015.
6. "Part 2.21 - Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2015" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2015: The 54th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
7. "Nelson, Rev. Dr William Lambie". Re-Member Database. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article contains text from "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014).

External links

• "DEATH OF DR. NELSON.". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser (National Library of Australia). 16 June 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 27 January 2015. — Obituary