William Bligh Henry O'Connell

William Bligh Henry O'Connell
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1852 – 1903

Born26 January 1852 in Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaDied4 March 1903 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, aged 51

Gained pastoral experience at Baramba Station, near Kilkivan, Queensland, recorded by the Queensland Parliament register under the year 1870.

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WO William Bligh O'Connell 1814–1858 father

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EM Emily Amelia Rosalie Miske 1858–1934 m. 16 April 1888

Children with Emily Amelia Rosalie Miske

JO John O'Connell 1879–1959 CO Charles O'Connell 1885–1966 WO William Bligh O'Connell 1893–1959

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1850s
Born 26 January 1852

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Death of father William Bligh O'Connell 20 July 1858

aged 43
1870s
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Occupation (Pastoral work, Baramba Station) 1870

Kilkivan, Queensland, Australia

Gained pastoral experience at Baramba Station, near Kilkivan, Queensland, recorded by the Queensland Parliament register under the year 1870.

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Birth of son John O'Connell 1879
1880s
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Councillor, Borough of Bundaberg 1881

Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia

One of the first Bundaberg borough councillors, elected in 1881. The Queensland Parliament register also records him as a member of the Bundaberg Divisional Board.

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Birth of son Charles O'Connell 1885
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Married to Emily Amelia Rosalie Miske 16 April 1888

Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia

Married at Bundaberg, Queensland. The Queensland Parliament register records the marriage as being at Bundaberg, where the bridegroom was then a bank clerk and later a merchant; the registration gives the date but no place.

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Member for Musgrave, Queensland Legislative Assembly from 9 May 1888 to 4 March 1903

Queensland, Australia

Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Musgrave from 9 May 1888 until his death in office on 4 March 1903. He was elected at the 1888 general election as a supporter of Thomas McIlwraith and re-elected in 1893, 1896, 1899 and 1902.

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1890s
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Birth of son William Bligh O'Connell 29 June 1893

Queensland, Australia
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Chairman, Royal Commission into the Mining Industry 1894

Queensland, Australia

Chaired the Queensland Royal Commission into the Mining Industry in 1894.

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Secretary for Public Lands, Queensland from 7 December 1899 to 4 March 1903

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Secretary for Public Lands in the Philp government from 7 December 1899 until his death in office on 4 March 1903. In that office he was responsible for the passage of the Land Act 1902, carried not long before his death.

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Education (Rugby School)

Rugby, Warwickshire, England

Educated at Rugby School in England, returning to Australia at the age of eighteen.

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Aide-de-camp to the Administrator of the Government of Queensland

Queensland, Australia

Served as aide-de-camp to his uncle Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell, Administrator of the Government of Queensland.

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Occupation (Clerk, Bank of New South Wales)

Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia

Worked as a clerk for the Bank of New South Wales at Bundaberg, Queensland.

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Inspector of Pacific Islanders and Assistant Immigration Agent

Queensland, Australia

Held office as inspector of Pacific Islanders and assistant immigration agent in Queensland for five years.

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Occupation (Merchant, O'Connell & Co., Bundaberg)

Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia

Formed his own grocery, wine and spirit merchant firm at Bundaberg, O'Connell & Co.

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1900s
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Died 4 March 1903

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Buried

Toowong, Queensland, Australia

Buried at Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane. He died at St Helen's Private Hospital while still in office; the funeral was held at St John's Cathedral, for which the Supreme Court adjourned as a mark of respect.

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