Edmund Royds | |
Constituency Am1: | Leichhardt |
Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
Term Start1: | 14 April 1864 |
Term End1: | 11 May 1868 |
Predecessor1: | Charles Royds |
Successor1: | Charles Royds |
Term Start2: | 20 February 1872 |
Term End2: | 8 December 1875 |
Predecessor2: | Charles Royds |
Successor2: | Charles Haly |
Birth Date: | 26 December 1830 |
Birth Place: | Brereton, Cheshire, England |
Death Place: | Torquay, England |
Birthname: | Edmund Molyneux Royds |
Nationality: | English Australian |
Occupation: | Station Lessee |
Edmund Molyneux Royds (1830–1918) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
On 8 February 1864, Charles Royds, the Member for the electoral district of Leichhardt resigned and his brother Edmund Royds won the resulting by-election on 14 April 1864. On 11 May 1868, Edmund Royds resigned the seat, and his brother Charles won the resulting by-election in Leichhardt on 29 June 1868.
On 30 January 1872, Charles Royds resigned, and Edmund won the resulting by-election in Leichhardt on 20 February 1872. He held the seat until he resigned on 8 December 1875. Charles Haly won the resulting by-election on 12 January 1876.[2] [3]