John Clarke Foote

The Hon
John Foote
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
12 May 1877 – 18 August 1895
Personal details
Born
John Clarke Foote

(1822-07-10)10 July 1822
Calne, Wiltshire, England
Died18 August 1895(1895-08-18) (aged 73)
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeIpswich General Cemetery
NationalityEnglish Australian
SpouseMary Ann Hardwick (d.1904)
RelationsJames Foote (brother)
OccupationPastoralist, teacher, businessman

John Clarke Foote (1822–1895) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.

Early life

John Clarke Foote was born on 10 July 1822 in Calne, Wiltshire, England, the son of Joseph Foote (a hat maker) and his wife Elizabeth (née Clarke).[1] In January 1848, his father Joseph emigrated to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) as an agent of the Van Dieman's Land Colonial Mission Society and was appointed the resident Independent minister at Richmond within a few weeks of his arrival. Unfortunately, on 10 September 1848 Joseph died after being seized with an apoplectic fit while preaching the divine service.[2][3]

John immigrated with his mother Elizabeth, his wife Mary Ann, his brother James Foote and 3 sisters, Clarissa, Lucy and Harriet on the Emigrant arriving in Moreton Bay on 12 August 1850.[4][5][6] During the voyage, there was an outbreak of typhus and around 20 people died. The ship on arrival in Moreton Bay was placed under quarantine, and was not brought into Brisbane until 28 September 1850.[7][8][9]

Business

John Clarke Foote came to Ipswich in about 1852 where he worked as a manager in the general store owned by Benjamin Cribb. In 1853, Benjamin Cribb married Clarissa Foote, the sister of John Clarke Foote. In 1854, Benjamin Cribb and John Clarke Foote went into partnership as Cribb & Foote, creating the major department store that stood on the corner of Bell and Brisbane Streets.[1][4][10]

Politics

John Clarke Foote was appointed as a lifetime Member of the Queensland Legislative Council on 12 May 1877, an appointment that ended with his death on 18 August 1895.[11]

Later life

John Clarke Foote died on 18 August 1895 at his residence on the corner of Thorn and South Streets, Ipswich and was buried in Ipswich General Cemetery.[12] He had been suffering from brain disease for the previous 9 months and it had become acute in the previous 6 weeks.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Ancestry user: rfoot14. "John Clarke Foote". Foot family tree. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 15 January 2014. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "HOBART TOWN". The Cornwall Chronicle. Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 15 July 1848. p. 3. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Family Notices". The Courier. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 15 July 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Death of Mr. James Foote". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 5 September 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  5. ^ Unknown, James Foote, mayor, 1870, Ipswich, n d, Ipswich Library & Information Service, Ipswich City Council, retrieved 15 January 2014
  6. ^ "F" (PDF). Index to Registers of Immigrant Ships' Arrivals 1848–1912. Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  7. ^ "SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE". The Moreton Bay Courier. Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 12 August 1850. p. 1 Supplement: "Moreton Bay Courier" Extraordinary. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  8. ^ "To the Editor of the Moreton Bay Courier". The Moreton Bay Courier. Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 7 September 1850. p. 3. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  9. ^ "SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE". The Moreton Bay Courier. Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 28 September 1850. p. 2. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Cribb & Foote – Celebrations". By the Bremer: Memories of Ipswich. Ipswich Library and Information Service. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  11. ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  12. ^ General Section – Australian Cemeteries. Retrieved 18 February 2015.