Honorific-Prefix: | The Hon |
Andrew Wilson | |
Office1: | Member of the Queensland Legislative Council |
Term Start1: | 19 September 1883 |
Term End1: | 29 August 1906 |
Birth Date: | 24 August 1844 |
Birth Place: | Ayr, Scotland |
Death Place: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia |
Restingplace: | Maryborough Cemetery |
Birthname: | Andrew Heron Wilson |
Nationality: | Scottish Australian |
Spouse: | Jessie Adam (d. 1931) |
Occupation: | Company director |
Andrew Heron Wilson (24 August 1844 – 29 August 1906)[1] was a politician in colonial Queensland, and a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.[2]
Wilson was son of Andrew Wilson and Grace (Heron) his wife, was born at Ayr, Scotland, and educated at the Ayr Academy. He emigrated to Queensland in 1864, and became a large saw-mill owner at Maryborough, Queensland. He was married at Cunning Park, Ayr, to Miss Jessie Adam.
Wilson was called to the Legislative Council in 1883 where he served until his death in 1906.