Angus Gibson

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Angus Gibson
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
6 April 1899 – 28 May 1920
Personal details
Born
James Gibbon

(1842-04-25)25 April 1842
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died28 May 1920(1920-05-28) (aged 78)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeSouth Kolan Cemetery
NationalityScottish Australian
SpouseCatherine Martin (m.1866 d.1920)
OccupationSugar planter

Angus Gibson (1842–1920) was a sugar planter and politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.

Political life[edit]

Angus Gibson was a member of Gooburrum Divisional Board and its chairman in 1888. From 1895 to 1900, he was a member of the Kolan Divisional Board from 1895 to 1900.[1]

On 6 April 1899, he was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council, ending with his death on 28 May 1920.[2] Gibson was buried in South Kolan Cemetery.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gibbney, H. J. "Gibson, Angus (1842–1920)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre for Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "MR. ANGUS GIBSON, M.L.C." The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 29 May 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 19 February 2015.