William Francis Kennedy

William Kennedy
JP
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Maranoa
In office
27 Jun 1863  28 Jul 1864
Preceded by John Ferrett
Succeeded by William Miles
Personal details
Born William Francis Kennedy
Died 1 January 1874
England
Nationality English Australian
Spouse(s) Catherine Ann Veronica Cosgrove
Occupation Sheep farmer
Religion Roman Catholic

William Francis Kennedy (died 1 January 1874) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

Nothing is known of his early life - He arrived in Queensland in 1841 and pioneered the Tiereyboo run. He was declared insolvent in 1864 and lost Tiereyboo.[1]

Kennedy married Catherine Ann Veronica Cosgrove and together had 3 sons and one daughter. He returned to England and died there in January 1874.[1]

Public career

Kennedy was the member for Maranoa in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1863 until the election was declared void in 1864.[1] He was appointed JP of Nebo in Central Queensland from 1867 to 1868.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
John Ferrett
Member for Maranoa
18631864
Succeeded by
William Miles
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