Stephen Simpson (doctor)

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The Hon
Dr Stephen Simpson
JP
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
23 May 1860 – 3 February 1865
Personal details
Born
Stephen Simpson

(1793-07-29)29 July 1793
Police magistrate

Stephen Simpson (1793–1869) was a doctor and civil servant in

Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
.

Early life

Stephen Simpson was born on 29 July 1793 in Wolston, Warwickshire, England, the son of Thomas Simpson and his wife Anne (née Bank).[1]

From 1813 to 1817 he was a soldier with the

4th Light Dragoons. After that he studied medicine in Edinburgh. He became interested in homeopathy.[2]

Queensland years

Simpson immigrated to Queensland, arriving first in Sydney on the Wilmot and then arriving in Moreton Bay in July 1840.[2]

Stephen Simpson was appointed Commissioner for

Member of the Queensland Legislative Council following separation from New South Wales
.

Simpson established a Border Police Station on Woogaroo Creek/Brisbane River in early 1843. He travelled throughout the Moreton Bay area for his work, part of which involved local Aboriginal people.[3] His border police were involved in the Battle of One Tree Hill.[4]

In March to April 1843 he undertook an exploration of the Bunya Country in the Wide Bay district.

Wolston House, now in the suburb of Wacol, 1890

After first living at Eagle Farm then at Petrie's Bight, Simpson established his first cottage at

Wolston Park Hospital. In 1851, when the opportunity to buy land in the area arose, he purchased 640 acres (2.6 km2) to the east of his first house on land overlooking the Brisbane River. There he constructed a two-room brick cottage over a sandstone basement. The house was shingled and had a detached kitchen. This cottage now forms the core of the heritage-listed Wolston House.[5]

Simpson had designated his nephew, John Ommaney (for whom

Moreton Bay Courier of 3 January 1860 the estate was by then well established with 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) of fenced land, an extensive garden and orchards and 250 head of horses and 400 of cattle.[5]

Later life

Although appointed on 23 May 1860 as a life member of the Queensland Legislative Council, Simpson attended only once before he travelled to England. He was granted a leave of absence from the Council until September 1864. However, Simpson never returned to Queensland and resigned from the Council on 3 February 1865.[1][9][10]

Simpson died on Thursday 11 March 1869 at 28 Bryanston Street, Portman Square, Marylebone, London.[1][11]

References

  1. ^
    Queensland Parliament
    . Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b Unidentified, Stephen Simpson, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, retrieved 27 December 2014
  3. ^ "Wacol". Richlands Inala History Group. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. ^ Kerkhove, Ray (19 August 2017). "Battle of One Tree Hill and Its Aftermath". Retrieved 5 August 2020. Note: Dr Ray Kerkhove, owner of this site, is a reputable historian. See here and here.
  5. ^ a b "Wolston House (entry 600339)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  6. ^ Queensland Index of Deaths, 1856/B9 John Ommanney
  7. The Brisbane Courier
    . National Library of Australia. 1 April 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  8. The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser
    . NSW: National Library of Australia. 26 March 1856. p. 2. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  9. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
    )
  10. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser
    . National Library of Australia. 4 May 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  11. The Brisbane Courier
    . National Library of Australia. 22 May 1869. p. 5. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

Attribution

State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived
on 8 October 2014).

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