Albert Norton
Albert Norton | |
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Queensland Legislative Assembly for Port Curtis | |
| In office 14 November 1878 – 6 May 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Palmer |
| Succeeded by | Jason Boles |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
| In office 11 September 1867 – 29 May 1868 | |
| In office 23 August 1894 – 11 March 1914 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Albert Norton 1 January 1836 Grazier |
Albert Norton (1 January 1836 – 11 March 1914) was a
Early life
Norton was the sixth son of
Port Curtis District
, Queensland. He specialised in cattle, and in spite of some bad experiences with drought and disease, became a successful pastoralist.
Politics
In 1866 he stood for the
First McIlwraith Ministry.[1]
In 1888 Norton was unanimously elected speaker of the legislative assembly. He lost his seat at the 1893 election, and in 1894 was nominated as a member of the Legislative Council, a lifetime appointment. Norton was chairman of committee from 1902 to 1907 and continued to be an active member of the house until a few months before his death.
Norton had been much interested in the welfare of the mining industry, he encouraged the giving of lectures in mineralogy, and was primarily responsible for the establishment of the school of mines. He was a trustee of the Royal Society of Queensland, and contributed about a dozen papers to its Proceedings. His political speeches were always carefully prepared but the effect was to some extent spoiled by a monotonous delivery.
Later life
Norton died on 11 March 1914 at Milton in Brisbane.
References
- ^ a b Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- Serle, Percival (1949). "Norton, Albert". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
External links
- Norton Albert — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search
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