About John Francis Buckland
Lived 1825 – 1910 (aged 84–85). John Francis Buckland was an Australian politician and auctioneer.
John Francis Buckland (1825–1910) was an auctioneer and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
Private life
John Francis Buckland was born in Runnymede, Wraysbury, England in 1832 in a farmhouse that was a former hunting lodge of King John. He immigrated to Queensland in 1862 from England. He was survived by his wife, who died 8 October 1911. His uncle, William Thomas Buckland, was an auctioneer in Windsor, England. Later he was in business on his own account as an auctioneer and broker.
Public life Buckland was a member of the Toombul Shire Council and its chairman from 1883 to 1885.
On 13 July 1882, he was elected through a by-election as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland representing Bulimba. He was re-elected in 1883 and 1888, and resigned on 29 March 1892 in order to attend to his own financial affairs during an economic depression.
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Australian politician
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John Francis Buckland was born in 1825 in Runnymede.
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John Francis Buckland died on 21 September 1910 in Brisbane.
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John Francis Buckland was a politician and auctioneer.
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John Francis Buckland was Australian.
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