James Laidley

James Turquand Laidley (1823 – 29 March 1877) was a pastoralist and Member of the Queensland Legislative Council in the colony of Queensland (later a state of Australia).[1]

For the British-born administrator in the colony of New South Wales, see James Laidley (administrator).

James Laidley
JP
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
1 May 1860 – 16 August 1864
Personal details
Born
James Turquand Laidley

1823
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died1877 (aged 53–54)
Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia
SpouseMary Weston (m.1848)
OccupationStation owner

Early life

James Turquand Laidley was born in 1823 in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of James Laidley and Eliza Jane (née Shepheard).[1]

Pastoralism

Laidley acquired Western Creek Station on the Darling Downs in 1848. From 1849 to 1879 he was in partnership with his brother-in-law Henry Mort (married to Laidley's sister Maria) in a pastoral property called Franklyn Vale at Mount Mort, Queensland.[1]

Politics

Laidley was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council on the 1 May 1860 and served until his resignation on the 16 August 1864.[1]

Later life

Laidley died on 29 March 1877 at his home at Ocean Street, Woollahra, Sydney, aged 53 years old.[1][2] His funeral left his home on Saturday 31 March 1877.[3]

References
  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. LXXV, no. 12, 126. New South Wales, Australia. 30 March 1877. p. 1. Retrieved 12 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. LXXV, no. 12, 127. New South Wales, Australia. 31 March 1877. p. 16. Retrieved 12 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.


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