Alfred Broughton (Australian politician)

Alfred Broughton
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for West Moreton
In office 3 May 1860 – 10 December 1860 Serving with George Thorn (senior), William Nelson, Joseph Fleming
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Henry Challinor
Personal details
Born	Alfred Delves Broughton 20 November 1826 England
Died	10 March 1895 (aged 68) Chertsey, Surrey, England
Nationality	English
Spouse(s)	Clemence La Monnerie dit Fattorini
Relations	Ernest Broughton (son)
Occupation	Stock agent, police magistrate
Religion	Church of England

Alfred Delves Broughton (20 November 1826 – 10 March 1895) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Early life

Alfred Delves Broughton was born on 20 November 1826 in England, the 15th of 18 children of Sir Henry Broughton and his wife Mary (née Pigott).^[1]

On 16 March 1858 Broughton married Clemence La Monnerie dit Fattorini at St James' Church, Sydney, New South Wales. The couple had 2 sons and 2 daughters:^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

• Vernon Lamonnerie Delves (1859—1935)^[6]
• Dora Ethelind Lamonnerie (1861—1864)^[7]
• Mary Clemence (1862— )^[8]
• Ernest Clement Vernon (1865—1917)

Broughton was an agent and public servant.^[1]

Politics

Alfred Boughton entered the Queensland Legislative Assembly on 3 May 1860 when he was elected as the member to represent the electoral district of West Moreton in the 1860 colonial election for the first Parliament of Queensland after separation from New South Wales in 1859. He resigned the seat on 21 December 1860 so that he could take up the position of police magistrate in Drayton. Henry Challinor won the resulting by-election on 12 January 1861.^[9][10]

Later life

Broughton died on 10 March 1895 in Surrey, England.^[11]

See also

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1860–1863

References

1. "Broughton, Alfred Delves". Re-Member Database. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
2. Gill, James Connal Howard (1971). "Jean Baptiste Charles Lamommerie dit Fattorini, Late of Port Macquarie, N.S.W." (PDF). Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland. 9 (2): 134–167. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
3. "Family Notices.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 18 March 1858. p. 1. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
4. "Search birth historical records". Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
5. "Search death historical records". Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
6. "Family Notices.". The North Australian, Ipswich and General Advertiser. Ipswich, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 1 November 1859. p. 3. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
7. "Family Notices.". The Courier (Brisbane). Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 20 December 1861. p. 2. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
8. "Family Notices.". The Courier (Brisbane). Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 16 January 1862. p. 4. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
9. "Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2012 and the Legislative Council 1860-1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
10. "QUEENSLAND.". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 5 January 1861. p. 5. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
11. "FreeBMD". Retrieved 26 February 2014.