George Farquhar Leslie (1820–1860)
We regret to state that news has arrived by the mail of the death of one of our oldest and most respected colonists. His numerous friends will be sorry to learn that George Farquhar Leslie, Esq., died at Farnborough House, Hants, on the 23rd June last, of an attack of hoemorrhage of the lungs. Mr. Leslie was the earliest of the pioneer settlers in this district, and took an active part in the early progress of this now flourishing colony. He was the first representative of the electoral district of the Clarence and Darling Downs in the Legislative Council of New South Wales, and was one of the strongest and earliest advocates of separation—which he first sought to obtain "with exiles," but afterwards labored for in unison with those who thought and acted in opposition to him when the struggle first commenced. The deceased gentleman was one of those to whom a public vote of thanks was accorded at a large meeting which took place in Brisbane in 1858, as being a staunch and untiring representative of Moreton Bay at the Colonial Office in Downing-street.
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Additional Resources and Scholarship
- marriage notice, Maitland Mercury (NSW), 8 December 1847, p 3
- is appointed a commissioner for the Universal Exhibition in Paris, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 January 1854, p 8
- resigns from Parliament, Empire (Sydney), 10 February 1855, p 4
- gifted four bullocks to Ludwig Leichhardt for one of his expeditions, Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld), 8 February 1946, p 5
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Macarthur, Hannibal Hawkins (father-in-law)
- Leslie, Patrick (brother)
- King, Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- Wickham, Anna (sister-in-law)
- Wickham, John Clements (brother-in-law)
- Macarthur, James Campbell (brother-in-law)
- Rolleston, Christopher (brother-in-law)
- King, Philip Gidley (brother-in-law)
- Macarthur, Charles (brother-in-law)
- Macarthur, George Fairfowl (brother-in-law)
- Macarthur, John Alexander (brother-in-law)
- Macarthur, Arthur Hannibal (brother-in-law)
- Davidson, Walter Stevenson (uncle)
- McArthur, John (uncle by marriage)
- Brown, Margaret Isabella (niece by marriage)
- King, Agnes Barbara (niece by marriage)
- King, Mabella Winton (niece by marriage)
- Bracker, Annie Mary (niece by marriage)
- Goldfinch, Elizabeth Maria (niece by marriage)
- Gordon, William Forbes (nephew by marriage)
- King, Phillip Parker Macarthur (nephew by marriage)
- Gordon, James (nephew by marriage)
- Macarthur, Edward Hannibal (nephew by marriage)
- Brown, Walter Sigismund (nephew by marriage)
- Bayly Macarthur, Edward John (nephew by marriage)
- Pomphry, James (employee)
- Leichhardt, Ludwig (acquaintance)
Citation details
'Leslie, George Farquhar (1820–1860)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/leslie-george-farquhar-14425/text25506, accessed 5 December 2024.
George Leslie, 1838
State Library of Queensland, 45533
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1 January,
1820
Warthill,
Aberdeenshire,
Scotland
Death
23 June,
1860
(aged 40)
Farnborough,
Hampshire,
England
Cause of Death
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