About Henry Buckley
Lived 1813 – 1888 (aged 74). Henry Buckley was an English politician, accountant, magistrate, pastoral farming and squatter.
Henry Buckley (21 June 1813 – 14 April 1888) 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. 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. He resigned from parliament later that year to become Queensland's Auditor-general.
Buckley died in 1888 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.
Street name A number of street names in the Brisbane suburb of Carina Heights are identical to the surnames of former Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. One of these is Buckley Street.
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Who was Henry Buckley?
Australian politician (1813–1888)
When was Henry Buckley born?
Henry Buckley was born on 21 June 1813 in Yorkshire.
When did Henry Buckley die?
Henry Buckley died on 14 April 1888 in Brisbane.
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Henry Buckley was a politician, accountant, magistrate, pastoral farming and squatter.
What nationality was Henry Buckley?
Henry Buckley was English.
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