Boyd Dunlop Morehead

Boyd Dunlop Morehead (24 August 1843 – 30 October 1905) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was Premier of Queensland from November 1888 to June 1890.

Early life Boyd Morehead was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the second son and child of two sons and two daughters (and the only son to reach full adulthood) of businessman Robert Archibald Alison Morehead and his wife Helen Buchanan, née Dunlop.

Political career On 4 September 1871 (in the 1871 Queensland colonial election), Morehead was elected a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the Mitchell electorate. He successfully held the seat in the 1873 and 1878 elections but resigned on 30 December 1880 in order to be appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council on 31 December 1880. Morehead resigned 12 August 1890 and made a long visit to Europe. He remained a member until his death on 30 October 1905.

Family

Morehead was married twice. His first wife was Annabella Campbell, née Ranken (died 1890), whom he married at Lockyersleigh, Goulburn, on 4 June 1873, and with whom he had seven daughters. His second wife was Ethel, née Seymour (died 1952),

He was honoured in 1993, when botanist F.M. Bailey published Bambusa moreheadiana, then in 2005, it became Mullerochloa moreheadiana.