Henry Stevens (Australian politician)
| Henry Stevens | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Rosewood |
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| In office 16 September 1911 – 16 March 1918 |
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| Preceded by | Denis Keogh |
| Succeeded by | William Cooper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Moreton Stevens 1854 South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 15 November 1935 (aged 80-81) Rosewood, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Tallegalla Cemetery |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Queensland Liberal |
| Other political affiliations |
Ministerialist |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Hunt Mossop (m.1880 d.1904), Jessie Mabel Webster (m.1911 m.1956) |
| Occupation | Company director |
| Religion | Congregationalist |
Henry Moreton Stevens (1854 - 15 November 1935) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Biography
Stevens was born at South Brisbane, Queensland, the son of Samuel Stevens and his wife Jane (née Colton). He was educated at the Brisbane National School and was a director of the Lanefield Co-Operative Dairy Co. and also the Queensland Farmers' Co-Operative District Co..
On the 27th October 1880 he married Helen Hunt Mossop (died 1904) at Goodna and together had one son and one daughter. Helen died in 1904 and Stevens then married Jessie Mabel Webster (died 1956) on the 26th April 1911. He died in November of 1935 and his funeral proceeded from the Rosewood Congregational Church to the Tallegalla Cemetery.
Public life
Stevens, the Ministerialist candidate, won the by-election in 1911 for the seat of Rosewood in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, replacing Denis Keogh, who had died in August of that year.[2] He held the seat until the 1918 state election, when he lost to William Cooper of the Labor Party.[3]
References
| Parliament of Queensland | ||
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| Preceded by | Member for Rosewood 1911–1918 |
Succeeded by William Cooper |
