Robert Herbertson

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Robert Herbertson
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Port Curtis
In office
27 August 1904 – 2 October 1909
Preceded byJason Boles
Succeeded byEdward Breslin
Personal details
Born
Robert Herbertson

(1852-01-04)4 January 1852
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died1 March 1940(1940-03-01) (aged 88)
Ormiston, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyMinisterialist
Other political
affiliations		Opposition
Spouse(s)Mary Hannah Brear (née Clunes)
OccupationMiner, publican

Robert Herbertson (1852–1940) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Early life[]

Robert Herberston was born on 4 January 1852 in Hobart, Tasmania, the son of Andrew Herbertson and Christiana (née Stewart).[2] His father, a Scot, was a horticulturalist and Superintendent of the Government Gardens, later the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, under Sir John Franklin, (a Governor of Tasmania). His mother, also a Scot, was attendant to Lady Jane Franklin and accompanied Lady Franklin on travels to South Australia, New Zealand and Macquarie Harbour. Herbertson was educated in Hobart.[1]

At age 17 he went to Victoria to try his luck on the goldfields. Later he went to Melbourne, where after managing a brick and tile company, he became a public works contractor.[1] In 1878–1879 he was one of ten expeditioners who undertook an ill-fated search for gold in New Guinea; he maintained a diary throughout the trip.[3][4]

Acting upon medical advice, he came to Queensland, and for a time ran a hotel in Gladstone. He also was a mining investor and a sawmiller.[1]

Politics[]

Herbertson took a keen interest in local affairs and was for some years an alderman of Gladstone and served as mayor for one term. He was also a member of the Calliope Shire Council, where he was twice chairman.[1]

Herbertson was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly on 27 August 1904 as the Member for Port Curtis. He held the seat until 2 October 1909, when he was defeated by Edward Breslin.[5][6]

Later life[]

Herbertson died on 1 March 1940 in Ormiston, Queensland where he had lived for many years. He was 88 years old.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Mr. R. Herbertson Dies at 88: Former Mayor of Gladstone". The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947) (SPORTS FINAL ed.). Brisbane. 2 March 1940. p. 6. Retrieved 21 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b "Former Members Bio". www.parliament.qld.gov.au. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Sketcher". The Queenslander. 5 November 1921. p. 11. Retrieved 22 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "AN ADVENTUROUS VOYAGE". The Brisbane Courier. 5 November 1921. p. 12. Retrieved 22 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

Further reading[]

  • Herbertson, Robert (1878), Diary, retrieved 22 November 2015 – diary of the New Guinea expedition
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