William Forrest (Australian politician)

The Hon
William Forrest
The Hon William Forrest
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
	In office; 15 March 1883 – 23 April 1903
Personal details
Born	William Forrest; 11 January 1835; Derry, Ireland
Died	23 April 1903 (aged 68); Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Toowong Cemetery
Nationality	Irish Australian
Occupation	Company director

William Forrest (11 January 1835 – 23 April 1903) was an Australian pastoralist, company director and politician, a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.^[1]

Forrest was born in Ballykelly, County Londonderry, Ireland, educated privately and studied at Glasgow.^[1] Forrest arrived in Melbourne aboard the Ravenscraig in December 1853 and moved to Queensland in 1860.^[1] Forrest was a member of the Queensland firm of B. D. Morehead & Co.^[2]

Forrest was appointed a member of the Legislative Council on 15 March 1883, holding this position until his death on 23 April 1903.^[3] Forrest was buried in Toowong Cemetery.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Waterson, D. B. "Forrest, William (1835–1903)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
^ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Forrest, Hon. William" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
^ "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 27 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Forrest William — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

[adb-1] Waterson, D. B. "Forrest, William (1835–1903)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

[2] Mennell, Philip (1892). "Forrest, Hon. William" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.

[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 27 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[bcc-4] Forrest William — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

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