John Francis Buckland

John Buckland
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bulimba
In office 13 July 1882 – 29 March 1892
Preceded by	Frederick Swanwick
Succeeded by	James Dickson
Personal details
Born	John Francis Buckland 1832 Runnymede, Wraysbury, England
Died	21 September 1910 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Nundah Cemetery
Spouse	Ellen Gertrude Ashton (d.1911)
Occupation	Auctioneer

John Francis Buckland (1825–1910) was an auctioneer and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.

Private life

John Francis Buckland was born in Runnymede, Wraysbury, England in 1832 in a farmhouse that was a former hunting lodge of King John. He immigrated to Queensland in 1862 from England.[1]

His wife was Ellen Gertrude Ashton, daughter of Joseph Ashton and Mary Hewison.[2]

Buckland died on 21 September 1910 and was buried on 22 September 1910 in Nundah Cemetery.[1][2][3] He was survived by his wife, who died 8 October 1911.[2]

Business life

On arrival in Queensland in 1862, he established an auctioneering partnership with Simon Fraser (Fraser & Buckland, 1863–1873).[1][4] His uncle, William Thomas Buckland, was an auctioneer in Windsor, England.[5] Later he was in business on his own account as an auctioneer and broker.[6]

Public life

Buckland was a member of the Toombul Shire Council and its chairman from 1883 to 1885.[7]

On 13 July 1882, he was elected through a by-election as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland representing Bulimba. He was re-elected in 1883 and 1888, and resigned on 29 March 1892 in order to attend to his own financial affairs during an economic depression.[1][8]

References

1. "Death of Mr. J. F. Buckland". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 22 September 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
2. Queensland Registrar-General of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
3. Buckland John Francis — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
4. Jacqueline Bell, M. Carter, Fraser, Simon (1824? – 1889), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4, Melbourne University Press, 1972, pp. 216–217.
5. Brian Learmount. History of the Auction Iver: Barnard & Learmont, 1985 ISBN 0-9510240-0-0
6. The Brisbane Courier. Friday, 17 January 1879, p. 3.
7. "Brisbane and Environs". The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947). Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 5 October 1925. p. 9 Edition: CITY EDITION. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
8. Charles Arrowsmith Bernays. The Roll of the Queensland Parliament, from 22nd May, 1860 to 8th May, 1926. Brisbane: Government Printer, 1926.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Frederick Swanwick	Member for Bulimba 1882–1892	Succeeded by James Dickson