Robert Turnbull (Australian politician)

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Robert Turnbull (c.1819 – 21 November 1872) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), and a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.[1]

Turnbull was born in East Lothian, Scotland, and moved to the Port Phillip District in 1840[1] via Van Diemens Land having arrived there in 1839 in the ship Charlotte.[2]

In September 1851 Turnbull was elected unopposed[3] as member for Wimmera in the first (unicameral) Victorian Legislative Council.[4] He was sworn-in November 1851 and held the seat until resigning in May 1853.[1]

Turnbull was again elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as member for Eastern Province in a by-election in January 1864, a seat he held until his death in St Kilda, Victoria.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Turnbull, Robert". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Death of the Hon. Robert Turnbull". The North Eastern Ensign. Benalla, Vic. 26 November 1872.
  3. ^ "Gipps' Land Election". Geelong Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 17 September 1851. p. 2. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  4. ^ Labilliere, Francis Peter. Early History of the Colony of Victoria. II.
Victorian Legislative Council
New creation Member for Gipps' Land
Nov 1851 – May 1853 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member for Eastern Province
Dec 1863 – Nov 1872
With: Matthew Hervey 1863–65
William Haines 1865–66
Robert Anderson 1866–72
1863–64
1864–72
William Highett 1863–72
1863–72 		Succeeded by
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