John Bramston (Australian politician)
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Sir John Bramston GCMG CB |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
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In office 3 July 1863 – 17 November 1869 |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Burnett |
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In office 3 April 1871 – 8 December 1873 Serving with Berkeley Moreton |
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| Preceded by | Charles Haly |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
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John Bramston 14 November 1832 Roxwell, Essex, England |
| Died | 13 September 1921 (aged 88) Wimbledon, England |
| Resting place | Wimbledon Cemetery |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse(s) | Eliza Isabella Russell (m.1872 d.1920) |
| Relations | Thomas Bramston (father) |
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Balliol College, Oxford All Souls College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Religion | Church of England |
Sir John Bramston GCMG CB (14 November 1832 – 13 September 1921), was a politician in Queensland (now part of Australia) and a British colonial government administrator in Queensland and Hong Kong.
Born on 14 November 1832 in Roxwell, Essex, Bramston was the second son of Thomas William Bramston (later MP for South Essex), of Skreens, Essex and his wife Eliza, daughter of Admiral Sir Eliab Harvey. He was educated at Winchester College and at Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1854, becoming Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in the following year, and D.C.L. in 1863. He entered the Middle Temple in November 1854 and was called to the bar in June 1857.
He went to Queensland in 1859 as private secretary to Sir George Bowen, the first Governor of Queensland, and held that post for two years, when he resigned.
On 3 July 1863 he was appointed as a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council, and was a member without portfolio of the first Ministry formed by his friend Sir Robert Herbert, the first Premier of Queensland, from July 1863 to February 1866, acting briefly as Attorney-General from 31 August 1865 to 11 September 1865. Although his membership of the Legislative Council was a lifetime appointment, Bramston resigned on 17 November 1869.
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