Ernest James Stevens

Ernest James Stevens (10 July 1845 – 3 March 1922) was an Australian politician and businessman who served as a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and later Member of the Queensland Legislative Council in colonial Queensland and Australia.

The Hon
Ernest Stevens
Ernest James Stevens, 1905
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Warrego
In office
14 November 1878 – 17 August 1883
Preceded byWilliam Walsh
Succeeded byJohn Donaldson
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Logan
In office
17 August 1883 – 4 April 1896
Preceded byPeter McLean
Succeeded byJohn Donaldson
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
6 April 1899 – 7 September 1920
Personal details
Born
Ernest James Stevens

(1845-07-10)10 July 1845
Melbourne, Australia
Died3 March 1922(1922-03-03) (aged 76)
Brisbane, Australia
Resting placeSouthport Cemetery
SpouseAda Constance Jackson (m. 1877; died 1913)
OccupationCompany chairman and director

Early life

Ernest James Stevens was born in 1845 in Victoria, the son of Frederick Perkins Stevens and his wife Jane (née Rule).[1][2]

On 20 June 1877 he married Ada Constance Jackson in Casterton, Victoria.[2][3]

Political life

Ernest Stevens was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly to represent the electoral district of Warrego from 14 November 1878 to 17 August 1883.[4]

He was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly to represent the electoral district of Logan from 17 August 1883 to 4 April 1896.[4]

In July 1884 Stevens proposed that the Queensland Government erect a fence to prevent the infestation of rabbits in New South Wales from spreading into Queensland (his Logan electorate being very close to the New South Wales border).[5]

On 6 April 1899 he was appointed a life member of the Queensland Legislative Council, an appointment that terminated with his retirement on 7 September 1920.[4][6]

Later life

Ernest Stevens died on 3 March 1922 in a Brisbane private hospital, following a period of ill-health. He was buried in Southport Cemetery on 4 March 1922.[1][2][7]

References
  1. "Mr. E. J. Stevens". Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 – 1954). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 6 March 1922. p. 5. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. Ancestry user: debraharding2. "Ernest James Stevens". Doust Family Tree. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 26 December 2013. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXXII, no. 3, 162. Queensland, Australia. 6 July 1877. p. 2. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "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 27 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "Proceedings in Parliament". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 3, 439. Queensland, Australia. 24 July 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Untitled". The Queenslander. National Library of Australia. 25 September 1920. p. 23. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  7. "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 4 March 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
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