Robert Massie
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
1 May 1860 – 14 May 1862
Personal details
Born
Robert George Massie

1815
Eccleston, Cheshire, England
Died13 September 1883 (aged 67–68)
Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityEnglish Australian
SpouseAnnette Brown (m.1854)
RelationsHugh Massie (son)
OccupationStation owner

Robert George Massie (1815 – 13 September 1883) was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.[1]

Career

Massie was a Commissioner of Crown Lands for the MacLeay River District in New South Wales from 4 July 1842 to 1 March 1848.[2][3] Massie was appointed as Commissioner of Crown Lands for New England on 22 April 1848 and then he additionally acquired responsibility for MacLeay River on 25 January 1854. Massie ceased in the role on 7 December 1854.[4]

He then moved to the Darling Downs in Queensland where he operated a pastoral station called Toolburra.[5][6]

From 1 May 1855 to 31 July 1855, he served as an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for the Pastoral districts of New England and MacLeay. However, his election was declared void.[2]

Massie was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council on 1 May 1860 and served until his resignation on 14 May 1862.[1][7][8]

He died on 13 September 1883 at Hunters Hill, New South Wales.[9]

Legacy

The Massie railway station and locality of Massie both near Toolburra in the Southern Downs Region of Queensland are named after him.[10][11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Mr Robert George Massie". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Commissioner of Crown Lands for McLeay River". State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Commissioner of Crown Lands for New England". State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Massie, Robert George". Former Members. Queensland Parliament. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Advertising". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 3477. Victoria, Australia. 3 August 1857. p. 8. Retrieved 26 November 2018 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "THE UPPER HOUSE". The Moreton Bay Courier. Vol. XIV, no. 866. Queensland, Australia. 15 May 1860. p. 2. Retrieved 26 November 2018 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "Parliament of Queensland". The Courier (Brisbane). Vol. XVI, no. 1331. Queensland, Australia. 15 May 1862. p. 2. Retrieved 26 November 2018 – via Trove.
  9. ^ "Death of Mr. R. G. Massie". Evening News. No. 5106. New South Wales, Australia. 14 September 1883. p. 3 – via Trove.
  10. ^ "Massie – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 49195)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Nomenclature of Queensland.—188". The Courier-mail. No. 838. Queensland, Australia. 7 May 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 26 November 2018 – via Trove.
  12. ^ "Sketcher". The Queenslander. No. 2456. Queensland, Australia. 11 April 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 26 November 2018 – via Trove.

 

New South Wales Legislative Council Preceded byMatthew Marsh Member for New England and Macleay May 1855 – Jul 1855 Succeeded byThomas Rusden
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