William Sheffield Paul Explained

William Paul
Constituency Am1:Leichhardt
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:14 November 1878
Term End1:24 Mar 1879
Predecessor1:Charles Haly
Successor1:John MacFarlane
Alongside1:John Scott
Term Start2:5 May 1888
Term End2:20 May 1893
Predecessor2:Charles Dutton
Successor2:Herbert Hardacre
Birth Date:October 1832
Birth Place:London, England
Death Date:30 November 1902 (aged 69 or 70)
Death Place:Deal, Kent, England
Birthname:William Sheffield Paul
Nationality:English Australian
Spouse:Maria Smith? (m.1899)
Occupation:Pastoralist

William Sheffield Paul (1832-1902) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Early life

William Sheffield Paul was the son of Edward Paul and Jane (née Sheffield) and attended City of London School in England. He migrated to Sydney in 1853 and commenced business with his brother as general merchants under E & W Paul. He migrated in 1862 to Queensland, became involved in Glendarriwill Station, Springsure;[2] and became General shipping manager for Associated Collieries Newcastle, and from 1878; Manager for William Sloane & Co, Brisbane; he was involved in dividing runs commissioner under Crown Lands Act of 1884, Queensland; New South Wales government run appraiser, 1887.

Politics

Paul was a member for Leichhardt in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1878 to 1879 and then again from 1888 to 1893.[3]

Later life

Paul was re-appointed as runs commissioner in Queensland, 1894 - 1897; then Clerk to the Queensland Government Agency, London, 1898 - 1902. He married Maria Smith on 1 July 1899 and they had a son and a daughter.

Paul died on 30 November 1902.[4]

Notes and References

  1. 13 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Glendarriwill Station / Glendarriwill Station, Queensland, Australia, Oceania. travelingluck.com. 2016-02-08.
  3. 26 March 2016.
  4. Web site: Paul, William Sheffield. Former Members Register. Queensland Parliament. 8 February 2016.