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Frederick Holberton

Frederick Holberton

Australian politician

Frederick Hurrell Holberton (28 October 1821 – 9 September 1907) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.[1]

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Holberton was born in Totnes, Devon, England in 1821 to William Holberton and his wife Elizabeth (née Harris) and was educated in Totnes.

He was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council in July 1885, serving until his death in July 1907.

In 1869, Holberton married Sophie Hope Best and there are no records of them having had children. He died in 1907[2] and was buried in Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. [2]
    "PERSONAL". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 10 September 1907. p. 7. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. [3]
    Holberton Frederick Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine — Toowoomba Regional Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
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