William Sheffield Paul

William Sheffield Paul was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

William Paul
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Leichhardt
In office
14 November 1878 – 24 Mar 1879
Serving with John Scott
Preceded byCharles Haly
Succeeded byJohn MacFarlane
In office
5 May 1888 – 20 May 1893
Preceded byCharles Dutton
Succeeded byHerbert Hardacre
Personal details
Born
William Sheffield Paul

October 1832
London, England
Died30 November 1902 (aged 69 or 70)
Deal, Kent, England
NationalityEnglish Australian
SpouseMaria Smith? (m.1899)
OccupationPastoralist

Early life

William Sheffield Paul was the son of Edward Paul and Jane (née Sheffield) and attended City of London School in England. He migrated to Sydney in 1853 and commenced business with his brother as general merchants under E & W Paul. He migrated in 1862 to Queensland, became involved in Glendarriwill Station, Springsure;[2] and became General shipping manager for Associated Collieries Newcastle, and from 1878; Manager for William Sloane & Co, Brisbane; he was involved in dividing runs commissioner under Crown Lands Act of 1884, Queensland; New South Wales government run appraiser, 1887.

Politics

Paul was a member for Leichhardt in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1878 to 1879 and then again from 1888 to 1893.[1][3]

Later life

Paul was re-appointed as runs commissioner in Queensland, 1894 - 1897; then Clerk to the Queensland Government Agency, London, 1898 - 1902.[4] He married Maria Smith on 1 July 1899 and they had a son and a daughter.

Paul died on 30 November 1902.[4]

References
  1. "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 13 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Glendarriwill Station / Glendarriwill Station, Queensland, Australia, Oceania". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  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 26 March 2016.
  4. "Paul, William Sheffield". Former Members Register. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 8 February 2016.


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