| 词条 | William Parry-Okeden |
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William Edward Parry-Okeden (13 May 1841 – 30 August 1926) was a public servant, Police Commissioner and Protector of Aborigines (1895-1903), as well as a horseman, in Queensland, Australia. Early lifeWilliam Edward Parry-Okeden was born on 13 May 1841, the son of David Parry-Okeden. He was born at Maranumbela, his father's station, Snowy River, in the Monaro District of New South Wales. Having served three years as an articled clerk to a solicitor in Melbourne, he relinquished the law and joined his father in squatting pursuits in Queensland in 1861. Public service careerNine years later he was appointed to initiate the Border Customs, and entered the Civil Service as Inspector of the Border Patrol in December 1870.[1] Having been employed as a police magistrate from 1872 to 1886, Parry-Okeden acted for the next three years as Immigration Agent at Brisbane, receiving the appointment of Under-Colonial Secretary in July 1889. In 1887 he acted with Kinnaird Rose on an inquiry into gaol management in Queensland.[1] He served as Queensland Police Commissioner from 1895 to 1 April 1905, when he retired from the public service.[2] Other interestsIn 1868, Parry-Okden's horse Hermit won the first Queensland Derby run at Gayndah Racecourse.[3] Later lifeParry-Okeden died on 30 August 1926 in Brisbane and was buried in Balmoral Cemetery.[4] External links1. ^1 {{cite Australasia|Okeden, William Edward Parry}} 2. ^{{Cite book|title = Parry-Okeden, William Edward (1840–1926)|url = http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/parry-okeden-william-edward-7965|publisher = National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|location = Canberra|first = Michael D. De B. Collins|last = Persse}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/culture/sport/display/99759-first-queensland-derby|title=First Queensland Derby|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Monument Australia|access-date=22 August 2016}} 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21055634 |title=PIONEER PASSES. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=31 August 1926 |accessdate=12 August 2013 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
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