William Fryar

William Fryar

William Fryar in 1875
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for East Moreton
In office
18 November 1873  24 April 1877
Preceded by Samuel Griffith
Succeeded by James Garrick
Personal details
Born (1828-01-25)25 January 1828
Willington, Northumberland, England
Died 22 December 1912(1912-12-22) (aged 84)
Coorparoo, Brisbane
Resting place Toowong Cemetery
Nationality English
Spouse(s) Margaret Louisa Lewis
Occupation Surveyor, Sugar planter
Religion Methodist

William Fryar (25 January 1828 22 December 1912) was an early Australian surveyor, politician, businessman and mining inspector.

Biography

Fryar was born on 25 January 1828 at Willington, Northumberland, England, the son of Thomas Fryar (mining engineer), and his wife Mary Ann, née Scott. He immigrated to Queensland, Australia in 1853. At intervals between 1864 and 1882, Fryar worked in the Lands Department as a licensed surveyor in the south-eastern regions of Maroochy and Mooloolah.

In 1869, Fryar went into partnership with James Strachan and established the first sugar mill on the river at Loganholme. This was initially a very successful business that employed up to 100 men at crushing time. However, they were declared insolvent in 1876, because of problems with the delivery of new equipment from Glasgow. Fryar returned to his occupation as a surveyor.

On 18 November 1873,[1] he joined the seventh Queensland parliament as the member for East Moreton in the Legislative Assembly where he was mainly interested in land policy. In May 1875, Fryar replaced Thomas Stephens who resigned as the Secretary for Lands in the third Arthur Macalister ministry, until its fall on 5 June 1876. He remained the member for East Moreton until he resigned in 1877, again returning to surveying.

In 1882, Fryar became the first Queensland inspector of mines and held the senior post, the Southern Division, until he retired in June 1904.[1] He had become one of the first directors of the Queensland Evangelical Standard, a Dissenting weekly of strong political character, established on 10 June 1875.

In 1857 at Brisbane he had married Margaret Louisa Lewis. Of their ten children only two sons and two daughters survived him. Fryar died in Coorparoo, Brisbane on 22 December 1912 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[2]

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Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. Fryar William Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Samuel Griffith
Member for East Moreton
1873–1877
Succeeded by
James Garrick
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