| 词条 | Thomas Plunkett, senior |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = Thomas Plunkett | honorific-suffix = | image = StateLibQld 1 86912 Thomas Plunkett, MLA, 1905.jpg | caption = | constituency_AM1 = Albert | assembly1 = Queensland Legislative | term_start1 = 17 May 1888 | term_end1 = 21 March 1896 | predecessor1 = New seat | successor1 = Robert Collins | term_start2 = 18 March 1899 | term_end2 = 5 February 1908 | predecessor2 = Robert Collins | successor2 = John Appel | birth_date = April 1840 | birth_place = Arrigal, County Meath, Ireland | death_date = 2 September 1913 (aged 73) | death_place = Sandgate, Queensland, Australia | restingplace = Tambourine Cemetery |birthname = Thomas Plunkett | nationality = Irish Australian | spouse = Maria Ryan (m.1866 d.1939) | party = Opposition | otherparty = Ministerial | relations = Thomas Flood Plunkett (son) | residence = | alma_mater = | occupation = Farmer | profession = | religion = Roman Catholic }}Thomas Plunkett (April 1840 – 2 September 1913) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1] BiographyPlunkett was born in Arrigal, County Meath, the son of John Plunkett and his wife Catherine (née Flood). He was educated privately and at the local school before sailing to Queensland aboard the Fiery Star in 1863. In 1866 he selected farmland which he named "Waterford" at Logan. In 1870 he then acquired land at Tamborine where he engaged in and 2000 acres at Kerry and Logan Village where he took up dairy farming and crop growing.[1] Later on he established a general store in the area.[2] On 2 May 1866 Plunkett married Maria Ryan[1] (died 1939)[3] at St Stephen's Cathedral[2] in Brisbane and together had four sons and four daughters.[1] He died at the residence of one of his daughters at Sandgate and his body was taken to South Brisbane railway station to be transported to Logan Village and later, the Tambourine Cemetery.[4] Public careerPlunkett won the new seat of Albert at the 1888 Queensland colonial election,[5] but was defeated by Robert Collins in 1896.[6] He regained the seat three years later[7] and held it until he retired from politics in 1908.[1] Plunkett was a Member of the Colonists' Anti-Convention Bill League and campaigned vigorously against federation. His son, Thomas Flood Plunkett, was a long serving member of the Queensland Parliament having represented the seats of Albert and Darlington.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=Parliament of Queensland|year=2015| url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=3480311213|accessdate=4 May 2016}} {{s-start}}{{s-par|au-qld}}{{s-new|seat}}{{s-ttl |title= Member for Albert|years=1888–1896}}{{s-aft|after = Robert Collins}}{{s-bef|before= Robert Collins}}{{s-ttl |title= Member for Albert|years=1899–1908}}{{s-aft|after = John Appel}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Plunkett, Thomas}}2. ^1 Plunkett, Thomas (1840–1913) – Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 4 May 2016. 3. ^[https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/ Family history research] – Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 3 May 2016. 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19901628 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |issue=17,360 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=3 September 1913 |accessdate=4 May 2016 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3475562 |title=The General Election. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |volume=XLIV, |issue=9,467 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=18 May 1888 |accessdate=4 May 2016 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3621769 |title=General Election |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |volume=LII, |issue=11,915 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=23 March 1896 |accessdate=4 May 2016 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3690343 |title=The Elections |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |volume=LV, |issue=12,850 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=20 March 1899 |accessdate=4 May 2016 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}} 3 : Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly|1840 births|1913 deaths |
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