George Raff
George Raff | |
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Theophilus Pugh | |
Preceded by | Charles Blakeney |
Succeeded by | Alexander Pritchard |
Personal details | |
Born | George Raff 6 April 1815 Grazier |
George Raff (15 April 1815—28 August 1889) was a merchant, sugar grower and politician born in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland who spent a substantial part of his life in Australia.[1]
Born to James Raff, a farmer and peasant, and Margaret Raff, née Cumming, little is known about Raff's early years. He left for Sydney aboard the Earl Durham, and arrived on 2 January 1839. Soon after arriving, he found employment with Lamb, Parbury & Co., founded by John de Villiers Lamb and his brother.[2] He remained there, with that employment, for several years, before, in 1842–1843, he held Tarwin station, Gippsland. Around that time, on 14 April 1843, Raff married Harriet Sealy, daughter of Robert Bourne, a retired missionary whom he knew and was associated with in Gippsland.[1]
In January 1851, Raff returned to Australia, and then moved to
At a plantation in close proximity to
Raff became politically involved in the separation movement. On 11 May 1860 he was elected to represent the Town of Brisbane[3] in the first proper parliament, also in 1860 he became a part of the Board of National Education and of the Exhibition Commission. Following the resignation of
Personal life
Raff lived a happy social life with his family (wife and seven sons) at his house in
Raff died on 28 August 1889 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[5] He was survived by his seven sons and left an estate valued for probate at £5038.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f
Hall, Noeline V. "Raff, George (1815–1889)". OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ G. P. Walsh, 'Lamb, John de Villiers (1833–1900)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 5, Melbourne University Press, 1974, pp. 55–56. Retrieved on 17 October 2007
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- The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 29 November 1880. p. 1. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Raff George Archived 26 January 2015 at archive.today – Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 26 January 2015.