| 词条 | George Harris (Queensland politician) |
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|honorific-prefix = The Hon |name = George Harris |honorific-suffix = |image = StateLibQld 1 158664 George Harris MLC, Queensland, ca. 1870.jpg |caption = George Harris, circa 1870 | office1 = Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | term_start1 = 23 May 1860 | term_end1 = 31 August 1876 |birth_date = 1831 |birth_place = London, England |death_date = {{death year and age|1891|1831}} |death_place = Brisbane, Australia |restingplace = Toowong Cemetery |birthname = George Harris |nationality = English Australian |party = |otherparty = |spouse = Jane Thorn (m.1860 d.1917) |known_for = | occupation = Gold miner, Importer, Exporter | relations = George Thorn (father-in-law), Charles Hill (son-in-law), Richard Casey, (son-in-law), Lord Casey, (grandson) | alma_mater = | religion = Church of England }} George Harris (1831–1891) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Early lifeGeorge Harris was born in 1831 in London, England, the son of John Harris and his wife Sarah (née Walton).[1] His family immigrated to Australia when he was two years old.[2] George Harris and his brother John Harris arrived in Brisbane in about 1848. They opened a store in South Brisbane and a warehouse and wharf at Short Street (at the southern end of Alice Street, where Gardens Point Road is today).[2] They traded under the name Messrs. J. and G. Harris, merchants. The partnership was dissolved some years later, after which George Harris then embarked in business as a merchant on his own account under the name Messrs. George Harris and Co, a business he continued to operate until his death.[2] On 13 October 1860, he married Jane Thorn, the daughter of George Thorn (senior) of the Normanby pastoral station and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, at St Paul's Church in Ipswich, Queensland. Jane's brother George Thorn would later also enter the Queensland Legislative Assembly and become Queensland Premier.[2] The couple had the following children:[2][3]
Daughter Edith Maud married George Condamine Taylor of Bellevue Homestead, Esk in 1883. After his death, she married again in 1901 to Charles Lumley Hill, a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the electoral districts of Gregory and Cook.[4] Daughter Jane Eveline married Richard Gardiner Casey of Normanby station, a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Warrego. They were the parents of Australian Governor-General Richard Casey, Baron Casey.[3] PoliticsOn 23 May 1860, Harris was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council. Although a lifetime appointment, he resigned on 31 August 1876.[5] In 1863, Harris was one of the founders and original trustees of the Queensland Turf Club, having arranged a land grant of 322 acres of land at Eagle Farm in Brisbane for the purpose of horse racing, now known as the Eagle Farm Racecourse. The other trustees were John Frederick McDougall and Maurice Charles O'Connell (all three were Members of the Queensland Legislative Council).[6] In the mid 1860s, George Harris engaged architect James Cowlishaw to construct a two-storey masonry building (known as Harris Terrace) in George Street, consisting of six terrace houses. Harris Terrace is now listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[7] Later lifeOn Sunday 10 January 1886, George Harris saw a snake near his house and put his foot on it. The snake coiled up his leg, putting Harris in danger. A visitor, T.W. Brown, grabbed a sword and slashed at the snake, but missed and cut Harris's foot, nearly severed one of his toes.[8] Harris died on Saturday 28 March 1891 at his residence Bankside, North Quay, Brisbane from a sudden laryngitis (swelling of the throat); he died in the arms of his son Ernest Harris.[1][9] He was buried on Monday 30 March 1891 in Toowong Cemetery.[10][11] MiscellaneousGeorge and Jane Harris occupied the now heritage-listed Newstead House for 27 years, as tenants, then owners and then tenants again, where they entertained the members of Brisbane high society.[12] Their parties were highlights of the social calendar.[2] The suburb of Harristown, Toowoomba is said to be named after George Harris.[13] The town of Harrisville is said to be named after George Harris and his brother John Harris.[14] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite web|last=Lack|first=Clem|title=Harris, George (1831–1891)|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/harris-george-3907|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|accessdate=11 February 2014}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, George}}2. ^1 2 {{Citation | author1=Starr, Joan | title=Moreton Shire Queensland : discovery and settlement | publication-date=1988 | publisher=Southern Cross PR and Press Services | isbn=978-0-9588021-0-9 }} 3. ^1 {{cite web|title=Family history research|url=https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/|publisher=Queensland Government|accessdate=11 February 2014}} 4. ^Queensland Registrar-General Index of Births, Deaths and Marriages 5. ^{{cite web|title=Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2012 and the Legislative Council 1860-1922 |url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/explore/parliamentaryrecord/sections/Part%202.19.pdf |publisher=Queensland Parliament |accessdate=11 February 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031204133/http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/explore/parliamentaryrecord/sections/Part%202.19.pdf |archivedate=31 October 2013 |df=dmy }} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39737627 |title=EAGLE FARM, NOT ASCOT. |newspaper=The Courier-Mail |location=Brisbane |date=17 February 1938 |accessdate=11 May 2014 |page=8 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 7. ^{{cite QHR|14896|Harris Terrace|600121|accessdate=1 August 2014}} 8. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4489429 |title=THE WHARF LABOURERS' STRIKE. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=13 January 1886 |accessdate=11 February 2014 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 9. ^1 2 3 {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3524172 |title=TO-DAY, MARCH 30. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=30 March 1891 |accessdate=11 February 2014 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 10. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3524161 |title=Classified Advertising. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=30 March 1891 |accessdate=11 February 2014 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=Harris, George |url=https://online.brisbane.qld.gov.au/cemeteries/cemeteries_step3.jsp?mapdisplay=143048 |work=Grave Location Search |publisher=Brisbane City Council |accessdate=11 February 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223094605/https://online.brisbane.qld.gov.au/cemeteries/cemeteries_step3.jsp?mapdisplay=143048 |archivedate=23 February 2014 |df=dmy }} 12. ^{{cite web|title=History and Virtual Tour|url=http://www.newsteadhouse.com.au/history/history.htm|publisher=Board of Trustees of Newstead House|accessdate=11 February 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005020653/http://www.newsteadhouse.com.au/history/history.htm|archivedate=5 October 2013|df=dmy-all}} 13. ^{{cite QPN|47965|Harristown|accessdate=12 February 2014}} 14. ^{{cite QPN|15450|Harrisville|accessdate=12 February 2014}} 6 : Members of the Queensland Legislative Council|1831 births|1891 deaths|Burials at Toowong Cemetery|19th-century Australian politicians|Pre-Separation Queensland |
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