Jean Isambert | |
Constituency Am1: | Rosewood |
Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
Term Start1: | 17 July 1882 |
Term End1: | 25 October 1892 |
Predecessor1: | Archibald Meston |
Successor1: | James Foote |
Birth Date: | 1838 |
Birth Place: | Zollhof, Germany |
Death Date: | 22 February 1906 (aged 67-68) |
Death Place: | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia |
Restingplace: | Cooktown Cemetery |
Birthname: | Jean Baptiste Louis Isambert |
Nationality: | German Australian |
Occupation: | Newspaper proprietor |
Jean Baptiste Louis Isambert (1838 - 22 February 1906) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Isambert was born at Zollhof, Germany, the son of John Baptiste Louis Isambert Snr and his wife Agnes (née McKanem). He owned a vineyard at Ipswich and was the proprietor of the Nord Australische Zeitung.
He died in February 1906 and was buried in the Cooktown Cemetery.
Isambert won the by-election for the seat of Rosewood in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1882[2] after the sitting member, Archibald Meston was declared bankrupt.[3] He held the seat for 10 years, resigning in 1892.[4]