Frederick Lord (Queensland politician)

Frederick Lord
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Stanley
In office 29 April 1893 – 11 March 1902
Preceded by	Patrick O'Sullivan
Succeeded by	William Summerville
Personal details
Born	Frederick Lord 8 November 1841 Avoca, Van Diemen's Land, Australia
Died	18 January 1974 (aged 68) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Toowong Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Ministerialist
Spouse(s)	Mary Da Costa Warner (m.1868 d.1925)
Occupation	Engineer
Religion	Church of England

Frederick Lord (8 November 1841 – 5 December 1914) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Biography

Lord was born at Avoca, Van Diemen's Land, the son of Simeon Lord and his wife Sarah (née Birch). He was educated at Blackhealth Proprietary School and King's school in London. He worked as an engineer on the Great Northern Railway in England. After arriving back in Australia he was an engineer on the Central Queensland railway before working as a surveyor on the Darling Downs. He then acquired a series of runs across southern Queensland. Lord was a director of the Queensland National Bank and Moreheads Ltd..^[1]

In 1868 Lord married Mary Da Costa Warner (died 1925)^[2] and together had two sons and two daughters.^[1] He died in Brisbane in December of 1914^[1] and was buried in the Toowong Cemetery.^[3]

Public life

Lord was a member of the Gympie Mining Court, the Marsupial Board in Esk and chairman of the Esk Division.

At the Queensland colonial elections of 1893, Lord won the seat of Stanley, defeating the sitting member, Patrick O'Sullivan.^[4] He held the seat until 1902 when he was defeated by William Summerville.^[5]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
2. Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
3. Deceased Search — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
4. "THE GENERAL ELECTION.". The Brisbane Courier. XLIX, (11,013). Queensland, Australia. 2 May 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 22 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "STANLEY.". The Brisbane Courier. LVIII, (13,780). Queensland, Australia. 13 March 1902. p. 6. Retrieved 22 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.