Matthew Battersby

Matthew Battersby
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Moreton
In office
17 May 1888 – 18 March 1899
Preceded byHiram Wakefield
Succeeded byJohn Campbell
Personal details
Born
Matthew Roberton Battersby

(1841-12-18)18 December 1841
Perth, Scotland
Died15 May 1899(1899-05-15) (aged 57)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeCaboolture Cemetery
Spouse(s)Jane Stewart (m.1861 d.1892), Davina Pope Melville (m.1893 d.1922)
OccupationBlacksmith

Matthew Roberton Battersby (18 December 1841 – 15 May 1899) was a politician in Queensland, Australia.

Early life

Battersby was born in Perth, Scotland, the son of Andrew Battersby and Elizabeth Gloag. He immigrated from Scotland to Queensland 1865 where continued his trade as a blacksmith until he settled on a property in Caboolture. He had two sons and three daughters.[1][2]

Politics

Battersby was a member of the Caboolture Divisional Board for 9 years.[2]

Battersby elected as a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the electorate of Moreton on 17 May 1888 during the 1888 Queensland colonial election. He was re-elected unopposed in the 1893 election and won the 1896 election. However, he lost the seat on 18 March 1899 to John Dunmore Campbell in the 1899 election.[3]

Later life

On 15 May 1899, Battersby died suddenly at his home in Eagle Junction, Brisbane, from a rupture of an artery to the brain. Although his death was sudden, he had been suffering a complication of diseases for some time.[1][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Queensland". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. LXVII, no. 2028. 20 May 1899. p. 1154. Retrieved 17 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b "Former Members Queensland Parliament". Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. ^ "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 13 December 2015.
  4. ^ "MR. M. BATTERSBY". The Week. Vol. XLVII, no. 1, 221. Brisbane. 19 May 1899. p. 11. Retrieved 23 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Death of Mr. M. Battersby". The Telegraph. No. 8, 265. Brisbane. 16 May 1899. p. 5. Retrieved 15 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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Preceded by Member for Moreton
1888 – 1899 		Succeeded by


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