1827 - 1881 (54 years)
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Name |
Joshua Peter Bell |
Title |
Sir |
Suffix |
K.C.M.G. |
Born |
19 Jan 1827 |
Kildare, Ireland |
Gender |
Male |
Occupations |
1843 |
Jimbour Station, Darling Downs |
Thomas Bell took over the pastoral lease in 1843, and direct management from 1847. At first, Joshua and Alexander managed jointly, but soon entire responsibility fell to Joshua. |
Education |
c 1832-1850 |
Sydney, NSW |
Joshua went to the Sydney College and The King's School, Parramatta, and then entered the office of a Sydney solicitor. |
Occupation |
1862 |
West Moreton electorate |
Joshua was elected to parliament but the parliament was dissolved in 1963. He was re-elected to the same electorate and from 1864 to 1866 served as Treasurer in the Herbert and Macalister cabinets. |
Occupation |
1879-1881 |
Queensland Parliament |
He was appointed President of the Legislative Council, and acted as administrator for the colony for nine months during 1880 while Governor Sir Arthur Kennedy was on leave. |
Died |
20 Dec 1881 |
Brisbane, Queensland |
Buried |
21 Dec 1881 |
Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane |
Occupation |
1866-1979 |
Queensland Parliament |
He was Acting Minister for Lands and Works. In 1868, he was returned as member for Northern Downs which included his own property at Jimbour. |
Person ID |
I5899 |
Maleny Pioneers & Neighbouring Districts |
Last Modified |
9 May 2011 |
Father |
Thomas Bell, b. 1798, Ireland , d. 5 Sep 1872, Waterstown via Ipswich, Queensland (Age 74 years) |
Mother |
Sarah Alexander, b. 1803, d. 12 Jun 1853, Parramatta, Sydney, NSW (Age 50 years) |
Immigration |
c 1824 |
Ireland |
Thomas and Sarah Bell emigrated to Australia when their eldest son Joshua was about three years of age. |
Family ID |
F1745 |
Group Sheet |
Family |
Margaret Miller Dorsey, b. c 1842, Glascow, Scotland , d. 17 Jan 1914, Victoria Private Hospital, Stanley St., Brisbane (Age ~ 72 years) |
Married |
19 Feb 1861 |
Ipswich, Queensland |
Type: Rites of Church of England |
Children |
| 1. Child Bell |
+ | 2. Joshua Thomas Bell, b. 13 Mar 1863, Ipswich, Queensland , d. 10 Mar 1911, Graceville, Brisbane, Queensland (Age 47 years) |
| 3. William Alexander Dorsey Bell, b. 1864, Queensland , d. 1940, Queensland (Age 76 years) |
| 4. Colin Basil Peter Bell, b. 1866 |
| 5. Oswald Marmaduke Dorsey Bell, b. 1870 |
| 6. Maida Isabella Sarah Bell, b. 1872, Queensland , d. 1942, Queensland (Age 70 years) |
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Last Modified |
9 May 2011 |
Family ID |
F1744 |
Group Sheet |
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