Francis Beaver
Francis Edis Beaver (19 June 1824 – 7 October 1887) was an auctioneer and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council and the Victorian Legislative Assembly at different times.[1]
Early life[]
Beaver was born in Kennington, Surrey, England, the son of George Beaver and his wife Elizabeth, née Edis.[1]
Colonial Australia[]
Beaver arrived in Sydney in 1833 and the Port Phillip District in 1840. In March 1854 Beaver was elected to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council for Belfast and Warrnambool.[1][2] Beaver held this position until the original Council was abolished in March 1856.[1] He then was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Belfast in November 1856, holding the seat until August 1859.[1] Beaver was again elected the Victorian Legislative Council, now the upper house of the Victorian Parliament, this time for North Yarra Province and held the seat from December 1882 until his death in Brighton, Victoria on 7 October 1887. Beaver had married Emily Stevens in 1845.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f "Beaver, Francis Edis". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Victoria". Empire. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 1 April 1854. p. 5. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- 1824 births
- 1887 deaths
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- People from Surrey
- English emigrants to colonial Australia
- Australian auctioneers
- 19th-century Australian politicians
- 19th-century Australian businesspeople