Honorific-Prefix: | The Hon |
William Wilson | |
Office1: | Member of the Queensland Legislative Council |
Term Start1: | 2 January 1874 |
Term End1: | 6 June 1878 |
Birth Date: | 1832 |
Birth Place: | Fermanagh, Ireland |
Death Place: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Restingplace: | Toowong Cemetery |
Birthname: | William Wilson |
Nationality: | Irish Australian |
Spouse: | Eliza Coutts (m.1858 d.1909) |
Occupation: | Businessman |
William Wilson (1832—1903) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.
William Wilson was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council on 2 January 1874. Although a lifetime appointment, his seat was declared vacant on 6 June 1878.[1]
William Wilson had (the now heritage-listed) Wilston House built for him in in Newmarket, Brisbane.[2] He died in Brisbane in 1903 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[3]