Oscar de Satgé explained

Oscar de Satge
Constituency Am1:Clermont
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:4 March 1869
Term End1:4 April 1870
Predecessor1:Robert Travers Atkin
Successor1:John Robinson Benson
Constituency Am2:Clermont
Assembly2:Queensland Legislative
Term Start2:6 September 1870
Term End2:9 April 1872
Predecessor2:John Robinson Benson
Successor2:Charles James Graham
Constituency Am3:Normanby
Assembly3:Queensland Legislative
Term Start3:4 November 1873
Term End3:20 March 1877
Successor3:George Fox
Constituency Am4:Mitchell
Assembly4:Queensland Legislative
Term Start4:3 February 1881
Term End4:5 April 1882
Predecessor4:Boyd Dunlop Morehead
Successor4:John Govett
Birth Date:20 November 1836
Birth Place:Lausanne, Switzerland
Death Place:Folkestone, England
Nationality:English
Spouse:Beatrice Elizabeth Fletcher
Occupation:Squatter, Public servant, Sheep and cattle grazier

Oscar John de Satgé (1836–1906) was an Australian squatter and politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Early life

Oscar John de Satgé was born on 20 November 1836 in Lausanne, Switzerland,[1] [2] [3] the son of Ernest Valentine, first vicomte de Satgé de St Jean, and his wife Caroline (née Sparkes). He attended school at Rugby School from 1849 to 1952. In May 1853, he immigrated to Melbourne, Australia, on the Essex.[4]

Politics

On 29 January 1869, Robert Travers Atkin, member for Clermont, resigned. On 4 March 1869, Oscar de Satge was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the resulting by-election, defeating Charles Hardie Buzacott, the proprietor of the local newspaper, the Peak Downs Telegram.[5] He held that seat only until he resigned on 4 April 1870. John Robinson Benson won the resulting by-election on 4 May 1870. However, only a few months later, at the next state election on 6 September 1870, Oscar de Satge was re-elected in the seat on 6 September 1870, which he held until he resigned again on 9 April 1872. Charles Graham won the resulting by-election on 30 April 1872.[6]

On 4 November 1873, he was elected again, this time in the electoral district of Normanby. He held this seat until he resigned on 20 March 1877. George Fox won the resulting by-election on 19 April 1877.[6]

On 30 December 1880, Boyd Dunlop Morehead, the member for Mitchell, was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council. Oscar de Satge won the resulting by-election on 3 February 1881. He held this seat until he resigned on 5 April 1882. John Govett won the resulting by-election on 27 April 1882.[6]

Later life

A noted pastoralist, he acquired the Augustus Downs Station in around 1881 along with Carandotta Station after selling Coreena Station for £70,000.[7]

In 1882, de Satge retired to England. On 3 August 1882, he married Beatrice Elizabeth Fletcher at Madehurst, Sussex, with whom he had one son and two daughters. In 1883, 1888 and 1893, he visited Australia to inspect his properties.

In 1901, he published a book of his experiences under the title Pages from the journal of a Queensland squatter; he dedicated his book to Robert Herbert, the first Queensland Premier. The book has been digitised and made available for public download by the Open Library.[8]

He died on 26 September 1906 at his residence, Elysee, Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone. His estate was valued at £443.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://newsimages.worldvitalrecords.com/books%5C2009JUN14%5CCDAustraliaAU0103-1906_JohnsNotableAustralians1906%5C60.pdf JOHNS'S NOTABLE AUSTRALIANS
  2. http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?uidh=000&rank=1&new=1&so=3&msT=1&gsln=Satghy&gss=angs-d&MSAV=1&cp=0&cpxt=0&catBucket=rstp&db=pubmembertrees&sbo=t&gsbco=Sweden&gl=&gst=&hc=20&fh=20&noredir=true All Public Member Trees results for Satghy
  3. http://www.kentfallen.com/PDF%20REPORTS/FOLKESTONE%20ST%20MARY'S.pdf Folkestone St. Mary & St. Eanswythe Church
  4. Web site: Waterson. D. B.. de Satgé, Oscar John (1836–1906). Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre for Biography, Australian National University. 24 January 2014.
  5. News: The Courier. . . 20 March 1869 . 28 January 2014 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  6. 27 April 2020.
  7. Web site: de Satgé, Oscar John (1836–1906). D.B.Waterson. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. 21 August 2017.
  8. Book: Pages from the journal of a Queensland squatter. Open Library. 6916136M.