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|birth_place = [[Windermere, Cumbria|Windemere]], [[Westmorland]], [[England]] |
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|death_date = 30 March 1914 (aged 76) |
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|death_place = [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]] |
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Forrest was born in [[Windermere, Cumbria|Windermere]], [[Westmorland]], England<ref name=adb/> and educated at the King's School, [[Parramatta]], [[New South Wales]], in which colony he arrived in 1852. He was managing partner in [[Queensland]] of the firm of Parbury, Lamb & Co., and was sworn on 15 August 1882, of the Queensland Legislative Council. Subsequently he was appointed one of the commissioners to inquire into the working of the Colonial Stores Office.<ref>{{cite Australasia|Forrest, Hon. Edward Barrow}}</ref> |
Forrest was born in [[Windermere, Cumbria (town)|Windermere]], [[Westmorland]], England<ref name=adb/> and educated at the King's School, [[Parramatta]], [[New South Wales]], in which colony he arrived in 1852. He was managing partner in [[Queensland]] of the firm of Parbury, Lamb & Co., and was sworn on 15 August 1882, of the Queensland Legislative Council. Subsequently he was appointed one of the commissioners to inquire into the working of the Colonial Stores Office.<ref>{{cite Australasia|Forrest, Hon. Edward Barrow}}</ref> |
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Forrest resigned from the Legislative Council on 8 March 1899 and represented [[Electoral district of Brisbane North|Brisbane North]] in the Legislative Assembly from 20 April 1899 to 27 April 1912; he was again a member of the Legislative Council from 14 June 1913 until his death on 30 March 1914.<ref>{{cite web | title=Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012 | publisher=Queensland Parliament | |
Forrest resigned from the Legislative Council on 8 March 1899 and represented [[Electoral district of Brisbane North|Brisbane North]] in the Legislative Assembly from 20 April 1899 to 27 April 1912; he was again a member of the Legislative Council from 14 June 1913 until his death on 30 March 1914.<ref>{{cite web | title=Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012 | publisher=Queensland Parliament | |
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Edward Forrest | |
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 Former members of the Opposition Party Queensland Parliament 1909. Forrest is on the left in the front row | |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Brisbane North | |
| In office 20 April 1899 – 27 April 1912 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Seat Abolished |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
| In office 15 August 1882 – 8 March 1899 | |
| In office 14 June 1913 – 30 March 1914 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Barrow Forrest February 1838 Windemere, Westmorland, England |
| Died | 30 March 1914 (aged 76) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Political party | Ministerial |
| Other political affiliations | Opposition |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Leary |
| Occupation | Businessman, Vice consul for France |
Edward Barrow Forrest (February 1838 – 30 March 1914) was an Australian company director and politician, a member of the Queensland Legislative Council and the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Forrest was born in Windermere, Westmorland, England[1] and educated at the King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales, in which colony he arrived in 1852. He was managing partner in Queensland of the firm of Parbury, Lamb & Co., and was sworn on 15 August 1882, of the Queensland Legislative Council. Subsequently he was appointed one of the commissioners to inquire into the working of the Colonial Stores Office.[2]
Forrest resigned from the Legislative Council on 8 March 1899 and represented Brisbane North in the Legislative Assembly from 20 April 1899 to 27 April 1912; he was again a member of the Legislative Council from 14 June 1913 until his death on 30 March 1914.[3] Forrest was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[4]
References
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Crouchley, Betty, Gibbney, H. J. "Forrest, Edward Barrow (1838–1914)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012" (PDF). Queensland Parliament.
- ^ Forrest Edward Barrow — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search Retrieved 27 December 2013.