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Walter Horatio Wilson

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Walter Wilson
Walter Horatio Wilson in 1887
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
4 July 1885 – 28 February 1902
Personal details
Born
Walter Horatio Wilson

(1839-07-15)15 July 1839
Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales
Died28 February 1902(1902-02-28) (aged 62)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeToowong Cemetery
NationalityWelsh Australian
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Hannah Field (m.1862 d.1886), Rose Mary Harding (m.1893 d.1934)
OccupationSolicitor

Walter Horatio Wilson (15 July 1839 – 28 February 1902) was a lawyer and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1885 until 1902.[1]

Early life

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Wilson was born at Rhosymedre near Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales, and arrived in Victoria (Australia) in 1853.[2]

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In 1865 he was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland, and practised in Brisbane.

Politics

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Having been called to the Queensland Legislative Council in July 1885, he succeeded T. M. Patterson as Postmaster-General in the Samuel Griffith Government in August 1887, retiring with his colleagues in June 1888.[2]

Wilson was leader of the council from 1890 to 1894 and 1898, minister without portfolio 1890 to 1893 and 1894 to 1898, postmaster-general 1893 to 1894 and 1898, secretary for public instruction 1893 to 1894 and 1899 and Minister of Justice and Attorney-General from 1898 to 1899. Wilson was a supporter of Federation and was responsible for the standard of time bill in 1894.[1]

Later life

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Wilson died in Brisbane in 1902 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gill, J.C.H. Wilson, Walter Horatio (1839–1902). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b Mennell, Philip (1892). "Wilson, Hon. Walter Horatio" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ Wilson Walter Horatio — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 22 February 2015.