Robert George Massie
Member of the Queensland and NSW Legislative Councils
About Robert George Massie
Lived 1815 – 1883 (aged 67–68). Robert George Massie was a British and Australian politician, pastoralist, commissioner and station (Australian agriculture).
Robert George Massie (1815 – 13 September 1883) was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.
Career Massie was a Commissioner of Crown Lands for the MacLeay River District in New South Wales from 4 July 1842 to 1 March 1848. Massie was appointed as Commissioner of Crown Lands for New England on 22 April 1848 and then he additionally acquired responsibility for MacLeay River on 25 January 1854. Massie ceased in the role on 7 December 1854.
He then moved to the Darling Downs in Queensland where he operated a pastoral station called Toolburra.
From 1 May 1855 to 31 July 1855, he served as an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for the Pastoral districts of New England and MacLeay. However, his election was declared void.
He died on 13 September 1883 at Hunters Hill, New South Wales.
Legacy The Massie railway station and locality of Massie both near Toolburra in the Southern Downs Region of Queensland are named after him.
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Who was Robert George Massie?
member of the Queensland and NSW Legislative Councils (1815–1883)
When was Robert George Massie born?
Robert George Massie was born in 1815 in Eccleston.
When did Robert George Massie die?
Robert George Massie died on 13 September 1883 in Hunters Hill.
What was Robert George Massie's occupation?
Robert George Massie was a politician, pastoralist, commissioner and station (Australian agriculture).
What nationality was Robert George Massie?
Robert George Massie was British and Australian.
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