James Gibbon

Australian politician

The Hon

James Gibbon

Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
22 February 1866 – 19 February 1887
Personal details
Born|

James Gibbon

1819
Kettering, Northampton, England
Died| 1888 (aged 68-69)
Kensington, London, England
Nationality| English Australian
Occupation| Land speculator

James Gibbon (1819–1888) was a land speculator and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.[1]

## Early life

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James Gibbon was born in 1819 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. He immigrated to Victoria in 1852 and became a merchant. In 1860 he came to Brisbane and speculated in urban property.[2] He amassed considerable land, including a large estate at Teneriffe land on which the heritage-listed Elder Smith Woolstore and Roseville house, were built.[3][4] His own home Teneriffe House on the top of hill is also now heritage-listed. He is said to be the person who named the area Teneriffe after Tenerife in the Canary Islands.[5][6] He was a member of the congregation of the Holy Trinity Church there.[2]

## Politics

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Gibbon was a candidate for the Queensland Legislative Assembly in East Moreton in the inaugural 1860 colonial election, but was not successful.[2]

James Gibbon was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council on 22 February 1866. He held the appointment until 19 February 1887 when his seat was declared vacant as he had not attended Parliament for some years, questions about his non-attendance having been raised as early as 1885.[1][7][8]

## Later life

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In about 1885, Gibbon returned to England, where he died in April 1888.[9]

## References

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1. ^ a b "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 23 November 2014.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. ^ a b c "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
3. ^ "Elder Smith Woolstore (entry 600322)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
4. ^ "Roseville (entry 600266)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
5. ^ "Teneriffe House (entry 600268)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
6. ^ "NEWSTEAD". State Library of Queensland. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
7. ^ "The Brisbane Courier". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 30 July 1885. p. 4. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
8. ^ "APPEALS BEFORE THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 7 April 1887. p. 6. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
9. ^ "The Brisbane Courier". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 6 April 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 23 November 2014.