William Brookes (Queensland politician)
| William Brookes | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for East Moreton |
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In office 22 April 1864 – 3 August 1864 Serving with George Edmondstone |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Warry |
| Succeeded by | Robert Cribb |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Town of Brisbane |
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In office 22 April 1864 – 3 August 1864 Serving with Charles Blakeney, George Raff, Theophilus Pugh |
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| Preceded by | George Raff |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
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In office 13 August 1864 – 2 June 1867 Serving with Charles Blakeney, George Raff, Theophilus Pugh |
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| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Kevin O'Doherty |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for North Brisbane |
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In office 13 January 1882 – 5 May 1888 Serving with Samuel Griffith |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Palmer |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
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In office 27 June 1891 – 11 June 1897 |
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William Brookes 14 October 1825 Hanging Ditch, Manchester, England |
| Died | 16 July 1898 (aged 72) Eagle Junction, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | South Brisbane Cemetery |
| Nationality | English Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ann Evans (m.1849 d.1890) |
| Occupation | Ironmonger |
William Brookes (14 October 1825 -16 July 1898) was a member of both the Queensland Legislative Council and the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Brookes was born in Hanging Ditch, Manchester, to William Brookes and his wife, Mary (née Oakden) and was educated at Hall State School, Manchester, and was also privately schooled. He began his working career as an apprentice draper before arriving in Sydney in 1848 on the SS 'Bengal'. After trying his hand unsuccessfully as a gold miner at Turon, he returned to Sydney and joined the Union Bank of Australia as a clerk.
In 1853, Brookes was sent to Queensland to work with J.S. Turner in opening a branch of the Union Bank and five years later, in partnership with his brother Benjamin, purchased an Ironmonger's business in Brisbane.
Brookes entered politics in 1858, serving as an alderman in the Brisbane Municipal Council till 1866. He was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for East Moreton in September 1863 but nine days later his election was declared null and void and in the resulting by-election he lost to Robert Cribb.
In 1864, Brookes stood for the seat of Town of Brisbane which he duly won however, once again his election was declared null and void. This time though, he won the by-election and held the seat till 1867 when he was defeated by Dr Kevin O'Doherty.
His final representation in the Assembly came when he won the seat of North Brisbane in 1882, holding it for six years until losing the seat in 1888.
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