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Preceded by
  
Thomas FitzGerald

Nationality
  
English Australian

Died
  
January 3, 1881

Succeeded by
  
Maurice Black

Role
  

Preceded by
  
New seat

Name
  
Francis Amhurst

Succeeded by
  
Alma mater
  
Education
  
Christ Church, Oxford

Francis Amhurst

Full Name
  
Francis Tyssen Amhurst

Born
  
27 September 1842Framlingham, Suffolk, England (
1842-09-27
)

Francis Tyssen Amhurst (27 September 1842 - 3 January 1881) was a Solicitor and Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

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Early life

Francis Amhurst was born in Framlingham, Suffolk, in 1842 to William Amhurst and his wife Mary (née Fountaine) . He attended Eton College and went on to Christ Church University, Oxford. He travelled overseas for two years after completing University and arrived in Queensland 1872. He set up buying various investments and by 1875 he was owner of Foulden Sugar Plantation in Mackay.

Politics

Winning the seat of Bowen in 1875, Amhurst held the seat for two years before resigning in 1877. The next year he contested and won Mackay, holding it till his death in 1881.

Death

Before his death, Amhurst had been in poor health. Hoping a change would help him recuperate, he sailed on the SS Bokhara to head back to England but died at sea on the 3 January 1881.

References

Francis Amhurst Wikipedia


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