Frederick Thomas Brentnall

Hon. Frederick Thomas Brentnall (17 June 1834 – 11 January 1925)[1] was a Wesleyan preacher in New South Wales and a journalist, businessman and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.

The Hon
Frederick Brentnall
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
17 April 1886 – 23 March 1922
Personal details
Born
Frederick Thomas Brentnall

(1834-06-17)17 June 1834
Riddings, Derbyshire, England
Died11 January 1925(1925-01-11) (aged 90)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeBalmoral Cemetery
NationalityEnglish Australian
SpouseElizabeth Watson (m.1867 d.1909)
OccupationCompany chairman

Early life

Brentnall was born at Riddings, Derbyshire and educated at Alfreton.

Religious life

Brentnall was sent by the British Wesleyan Conference to New South Wales in 1863 to join the ranks of the Wesleyan ministry in that colony. An affection of the throat, however, necessitated his resignation about 1883.

Business life

Brentnall then bought an interest in the Brisbane Telegraph, and joined the literary staff, becoming Chairman of the Company upon the retirement of the Hon. James Cowlishaw in Oct. 1885. Brentnall was a director of several companies, including the Queensland Deposit Bank and Building Society, and the Queensland General Insurance Company, Ltd.

Politics

Brentnall was appointed a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council on 17 April 1886.[2] Although a lifetime appointment, he held it until the abolition of the Council on 23 March 1922.[3]

Brentnall was also a member of the Coorparoo Shire Council and served as its chairman in 1888 and 1889.[4]

Later life

Brentnall died in Brisbane in 1925 and was buried in Balmoral Cemetery.[5] He was survived by two daughters: Flora (Mrs E. B. Harris) and Charlotte Amelia Brentnall.[1][6] His daughter, Flora Harris would help convene the Women's War Memorial Committee in Brisbane, which was instrumental in fundraising to establish a fountain in Anzac Square, following WWI.[7] This fountain which sits alongside the carved panel carved by Daphne Mayo, honoured the men who fell during WWI.

References
  1. Lawson, Ronald. "Brentnall, Frederick Thomas (1834–1925)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  2. Mennell, Philip (1892). "Brentnall, Hon. Frederick Thomas" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
  3. "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)
  4. "Brisbane and Environs". The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947). Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 6 October 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  5. Brentnall Frederick Thomas Archived 17 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine – Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  6. "Ninetieth Birthday - Hon. F. T. Brentnall Varied and Useful Career - The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947) - 17 Jun 1924". Telegraph. 17 June 1924. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  7. McKay, Judith (2014). "A WOMEN'S TRIBUTE TO WAR" (PDF). Fryer Folios: 7–9.


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