Edmund Royds (Queensland politician)

Edmund Molyneux Royds (1830–1918) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

This article is about the Queensland politician. For the British politician, see Edmund Royds. For the Australian racehorse owner, see Archer (horse).

Edmund Royds
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Leichhardt
In office
14 April 1864 – 11 May 1868
Preceded byCharles Royds
Succeeded byCharles Royds
In office
20 February 1872 – 8 December 1875
Preceded byCharles Royds
Succeeded byCharles Haly
Personal details
Born
Edmund Molyneux Royds

(1830-12-26)26 December 1830
Brereton, Cheshire, England
Died26 February 1918(1918-02-26) (aged 87)
Torquay, England
NationalityEnglish Australian
OccupationStation Lessee

Politics

On 8 February 1864, Charles Royds, the Member for the electoral district of Leichhardt resigned and his brother Edmund Royds won the resulting by-election on 14 April 1864. On 11 May 1868, Edmund Royds resigned the seat, and his brother Charles won the resulting by-election in Leichhardt on 29 June 1868.[2][3]

On 30 January 1872, Charles Royds resigned, and Edmund won the resulting by-election in Leichhardt on 20 February 1872. He held the seat until he resigned on 8 December 1875. Charles Haly won the resulting by-election on 12 January 1876.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. "Royds, Edmund Molyneux". Re-Member Database. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  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 15 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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