Battersby was born in Perth, Scotland, the son of Andrew Battersby and Elizabeth Gloag. He immigrated from Scotland to Queensland 1865 where continued his trade as a blacksmith until he settled on a property in Caboolture. He had two sons and three daughters.[1][2]
On 15 May 1899, Battersby died suddenly at his home in Eagle Junction, Brisbane, from a rupture of an artery to the brain. Although his death was sudden, he had been suffering a complication of diseases for some time.[1][4][5]
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matthew, battersby, matthew, roberton, battersby, december, 1841, 1899, politician, queensland, australia, member, queensland, legislative, assembly, moretonin, office, 1888, march, 1899preceded, byhiram, wakefieldsucceeded, byjohn, campbellpersonal, detailsbo. Matthew Roberton Battersby 18 December 1841 15 May 1899 was a politician in Queensland Australia Matthew BattersbyMember of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for MoretonIn office 17 May 1888 18 March 1899Preceded byHiram WakefieldSucceeded byJohn CampbellPersonal detailsBornMatthew Roberton Battersby 1841 12 18 18 December 1841Perth ScotlandDied15 May 1899 1899 05 15 aged 57 Brisbane Queensland AustraliaResting placeCaboolture CemeterySpouse s Jane Stewart m 1861 d 1892 Davina Pope Melville m 1893 d 1922 OccupationBlacksmith Contents 1 Early life 2 Politics 3 Later life 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life editBattersby was born in Perth Scotland the son of Andrew Battersby and Elizabeth Gloag He immigrated from Scotland to Queensland 1865 where continued his trade as a blacksmith until he settled on a property in Caboolture He had two sons and three daughters 1 2 Politics editBattersby was a member of the Caboolture Divisional Board for 9 years 2 Battersby elected as a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the electorate of Moreton on 17 May 1888 during the 1888 Queensland colonial election He was re elected unopposed in the 1893 election and won the 1896 election However he lost the seat on 18 March 1899 to John Dunmore Campbell in the 1899 election 3 Later life editOn 15 May 1899 Battersby died suddenly at his home in Eagle Junction Brisbane from a rupture of an artery to the brain Although his death was sudden he had been suffering a complication of diseases for some time 1 4 5 See also editMembers of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1888 1893 1893 1896 1896 1899References edit a b Queensland The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser Vol LXVII no 2028 20 May 1899 p 1154 Retrieved 17 March 2016 via National Library of Australia a b Former Members Queensland Parliament Retrieved 17 March 2016 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 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link MR M BATTERSBY The Week Vol XLVII no 1 221 Brisbane 19 May 1899 p 11 Retrieved 23 March 2016 via National Library of Australia Death of Mr M Battersby The Telegraph No 8 265 Brisbane 16 May 1899 p 5 Retrieved 15 January 2017 via National Library of Australia Parliament of Queensland Preceded byHiram Wakefield Member for Moreton1888 1899 Succeeded byJohn Campbell nbsp This article about an Australian politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matthew Battersby amp oldid 1188384885, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
