| 词条 | William Stephens (Australian politician) |
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|honorific-prefix = The Hon |name = William Stephens |honorific-suffix = |image = Queensland State Archives 4088 Portrait of The Hon William Stephens Minister for Public Instruction 1907.png |caption = The Hon William Stephens, Minister for Public Instruction, 1907 | constituency_AM1 = Woolloongabba | assembly1 = Queensland Legislative | term_start1 = 12 May 1888 | term_end1 = 28 March 1896 | predecessor1 = New seat | successor1 = Thomas Dibley | constituency_AM2 = South Brisbane | assembly2 = Queensland Legislative | term_start2 = 28 March 1896 | term_end2 = 28 August 1904 | predecessor2 = Charles Midson | successor2 = William Reinhold | term_start3 = 18 May 1907 | term_end3 = 5 February 1908 | predecessor3 = William Reinhold | successor3 = Peter Airey | office4 = Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | term_start4 = 1 July 1912 | term_end4 = 23 March 1922 |birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1857|11|7}} |birth_place = South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1925|4|30|1857|11|7}} |death_place = Southport, Queensland, Australia |restingplace = South Brisbane Cemetery |birthname = William Stephens |nationality = Australian |party = Ministerial |otherparty = Opposition |spouse = Pauline Ann Caroline Effey | alma_mater = | occupation = Company director | relations = Thomas Blacket Stephens (father) | religion = Baptist }} William Stephens (1857–1925) was a businessman and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Early lifeWilliam Stephens was born on 7 November 1857 at South Brisbane, the son of Thomas Blacket Stephens and his wife Ann (née Connah).[1] He was educated at Brisbane Grammar School.[2] PoliticsStephens was elected on 12 May 1888 to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in Woolloongabba. In the 1893 colonial election, he successfully contested the seat of South Brisbane which he held until 27 August 1904, when he was defeated in the 1904 state election. He contested South Brisbane again in the 1907 election and was successfully, representing the electorate from 18 May 1907 to 5 February 1908, when he was again defeated in the 1908 election.[3][4] During this last period, he was Secretary for Public Instruction and Agriculture from 19 November 1907 to 18 February 1908. In the 1912 election, Stephens unsuccessfully contested Buranda. On 1 July 1912, he was appointed for life to the Queensland Legislative Council, a position he held until the Council was abolished on 23 March 1922.[3] William Stephens was also involved in local government. He was an alderman in the City of South Brisbane where he was mayor in 1888, 1889 and 1901. He was a long-time councillor in the Nerang Shire Council, serving a total of 36 years commencing in 1882.[2] Business interestsWilliam Stephens had many business interests in South Brisbane and other areas, including:[2]
Later lifeFollowing ill health late in life, William Stephens collapsed from a stroke while holidaying at Southport, Queensland on Monday 27 April 1925. He was taken to a private hospital where he died on Thursday 30 April 1925. His funeral left his home Waldheim at Waldheim Street, Annerley on Friday 1 May 1925 for his burial at South Brisbane Cemetery.[1][2] Many prominent citizens attended his funeral.[5] References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=Parliament of Queensland|year=2015| url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=1234358526|accessdate= 30 January 2015}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20922808 |title=MR. WILLIAM STEPHENS. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=1 May 1925 |accessdate=15 December 2014 |page=10 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 3. ^1 {{Cite QldMLA|accessdate=12 December 2014}} 4. ^{{Cite QldElectorate|accessdate=12 December 2014}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20922942 |title=LATE MR. W. STEPHENS. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=2 May 1925 |accessdate=15 December 2014 |page=17 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} External links{{commons category-inline|William Stephens (Queensland)}}{{s-start}}{{s-par|au-qld}}{{s-new|seat}}{{s-ttl |title = Member for Woolloongabba|years=1888–1896}}{{s-aft | after = Thomas Dibley}}{{s-bef|before=Charles Midson}}{{s-ttl|title=Member for South Brisbane|years=1896–1904}}{{s-aft|after=William Reinhold}}{{s-bef|before=William Reinhold}}{{s-ttl|title=Member for South Brisbane|years=1907–1908}}{{s-aft|after=Peter Airey}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Stephens, William}} 6 : Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly|Members of the Queensland Legislative Council|1857 births|1925 deaths|Burials in South Brisbane Cemetery|Pre-Separation Queensland |
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