358:
38:
349:
He travelled to
England to marry Lucy Ground on 20 September 1866, and returned to Brisbane early the next year. In 1869 he built Eldernell House (named for a settlement in Cambridgeshire, near his wife's birthplace) which is now the home of the
345:
in 1864 was said by some to have started in the
Stewart and Hemmant shop, and the two gave evidence during a colonial inquiry into the fire. Nonetheless, the two built a successful department store and clothing manufactury.
1654:
977:
674:
605:
374:
110:
357:
559:
970:
819:
769:
667:
644:
197:
924:
739:
729:
85:
1664:
869:
714:
963:
774:
884:
694:
311:
1659:
660:
1547:
321:, England, to Thomas and Isabella (nÊe Richmond) on 24 November 1837. He worked as a draper in London before moving in 1859 to
158:
104:
381:
in 1873. He served as
Colonial Treasurer from 1874 to 1876. He is credited with producing four badges as candidates for the
1429:
764:
634:
378:
164:
95:
1573:
351:
804:
874:
834:
597:
139:
338:
1157:
588:
537:
265:
1679:
839:
724:
719:
683:
50:
854:
342:
754:
567:
370:
1674:
1669:
1031:
829:
789:
425:
326:
879:
451:
412:
330:
1562:
709:
498:
382:
1301:
824:
744:
704:
73:
533:
310:(24 November 1837 â 20 September 1916) was a British-Australian politician who served in the
909:
749:
799:
784:
759:
614:
510:
126:
889:
844:
699:
478:
397:
276:
25:
1648:
914:
894:
388:
After he left politics in 1876, he returned to
England with his family, settling in
944:
929:
904:
899:
864:
859:
814:
809:
779:
369:
Hemmant was a director of the
Australian Bank of Commerce and an alderman on the
939:
934:
794:
291:
919:
849:
37:
955:
393:
318:
295:
242:
225:
652:
396:. Hemmant and Lucy had 10 children, one of whom was colonial administrator
403:
William
Hemmant died on 20 September 1916, his 50th wedding anniversary.
334:
322:
385:, from which the current badge, a crowned Maltese cross, was chosen.
287:
356:
389:
377:
in the
Legislative Assembly in 1871, and successfully contested
246:
959:
656:
485:. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University
337:
the following year, where he established a drapery shop with
560:"Hemmant â suburb in City of Brisbane (entry 50623)"
283:
272:
261:
253:
232:
212:
207:
191:
181:
155:
145:
133:
101:
91:
79:
67:
48:
23:
361:Eldernell in the suburb of Hamilton, photographed
1655:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
971:
668:
8:
123:4 November 1871 â 24 November 1873
978:
964:
956:
675:
661:
653:
584:
36:
20:
1637:Family tree of the Atkin and Low families
177:25 November 1873 â 26 June 1876
463:
506:
496:
329:, where he worked as miner during the
1615:
1613:
1611:
1609:
1607:
1605:
1603:
1601:
1599:
1597:
1595:
1593:
1591:
1589:
1581:
1579:
1572:
1561:
1559:
1557:
1555:
1546:
1544:
1542:
1540:
1538:
1536:
1534:
1532:
1530:
1528:
1526:
1524:
1502:
1480:
1478:
1476:
1474:
1472:
1470:
1468:
1466:
1464:
1462:
1460:
1458:
1448:
1446:
1439:
1428:
1426:
1424:
1422:
1420:
1418:
1416:
1414:
1412:
1410:
1408:
1406:
1404:
1382:
1368:
1366:
1364:
1352:
1350:
1348:
1346:
1344:
1342:
1340:
1338:
1336:
1334:
1332:
1318:
1316:
1309:
1300:
1298:
1296:
1291:
1284:
1282:
1280:
1278:
1276:
1274:
1272:
1270:
1268:
1250:
1248:
1246:
1244:
1242:
1226:
1224:
1222:
1216:
1214:
1212:
1210:
1208:
1206:
1204:
1202:
1200:
1186:
1184:
1179:
1172:
1170:
1165:
1156:
1154:
1152:
1150:
1148:
1146:
1144:
1120:
1106:
1104:
1102:
1088:
1086:
1084:
1082:
1068:
1066:
1064:
1059:
1050:
1048:
1046:
1044:
1039:
1030:
1028:
1022:
1020:
1018:
1016:
1014:
1012:
1010:
1008:
1006:
1004:
1002:
1000:
998:
996:
473:
471:
469:
467:
392:. He built a house called Bulimba in
63:8 January 1874 â 5 June 1876
7:
528:
526:
524:
522:
520:
432:. Queensland Parliamentary Library
312:Legislative Assembly of Queensland
14:
16:Australian politician (1837â1916)
352:Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane
159:Queensland Legislative Assembly
105:Queensland Legislative Assembly
1:
479:"William Hemmant (1837â1916)"
411:The south Brisbane suburb of
483:Hemmant, William (1837â1916)
1665:Colony of Queensland people
1696:
1635:
1626:
1585:
1570:
1518:
1516:
1514:
1512:
1510:
1500:
1496:
1494:
1488:
1486:
1437:
1398:
1396:
1388:
1386:
1380:
1376:
1374:
1362:
1358:
1307:
1289:
1262:
1260:
1258:
1240:
1236:
1234:
1232:
1220:
1218:
1177:
1163:
1138:
1136:
1128:
1126:
1124:
1118:
1114:
1112:
1100:
1096:
1094:
1057:
1037:
991:
986:Atkin and Low family tree
690:
641:
631:
626:
602:
594:
587:
301:
203:
170:
116:
56:
44:
35:
1660:Treasurers of Queensland
1302:Harold Alfred MacMichael
684:Treasurers of Queensland
589:Parliament of Queensland
538:Parliament of Queensland
51:Treasurer of Queensland
1166:Lucy Elizabeth Hemmant
564:Queensland Place Names
415:is named after him.
366:
343:Great Fire of Brisbane
1060:Lucy Elizabeth Ground
568:Queensland Government
373:. He won the seat of
371:Brisbane City Council
360:
257:Lucy Elizabeth Ground
125:Serving with
1032:Robert Travers Atkin
317:Hemmant was born in
1574:Hugh Ashley Roberts
1442:Araminta MacMichael
1432:Richard William Low
1040:Mary Elizabeth Ruck
621:District abolished
452:Hemmant, Queensland
319:Kirkgate, Yorkshire
314:from 1871 to 1876.
226:Kirkgate, Yorkshire
1180:Mary Stephanie Jay
612:Served alongside:
383:Flag of Queensland
367:
1642:
1641:
1621:
1620:
953:
952:
651:
650:
642:Succeeded by
610:1871â1873
426:"William Hemmant"
339:Alexander Stewart
305:
304:
236:20 September 1916
1687:
994:
993:
980:
973:
966:
957:
677:
670:
663:
654:
595:Preceded by
585:
579:
578:
576:
574:
556:
550:
549:
547:
545:
534:"Former Members"
530:
515:
514:
508:
504:
502:
494:
492:
490:
475:
441:
439:
437:
239:
222:
220:
208:Personal details
194:
184:
175:
161:
148:
136:
121:
107:
82:
70:
61:
40:
21:
1695:
1694:
1690:
1689:
1688:
1686:
1685:
1684:
1645:
1644:
1643:
1638:
1631:
1622:
1576:
1567:
1564:
1552:
1549:
1443:
1441:
1434:
1431:
1313:
1311:
1310:Agnes De Sivrac
1304:
1293:
1286:
1285:Lucy Gwen Atkin
1181:
1174:
1167:
1160:
1061:
1054:
1052:William Hemmant
1041:
1034:
987:
984:
954:
949:
880:Bjelke-Petersen
686:
681:
647:
638:
615:Samuel Griffith
611:
609:
600:
583:
582:
572:
570:
558:
557:
553:
543:
541:
532:
531:
518:
505:
495:
488:
486:
477:
476:
465:
460:
448:
435:
433:
424:
421:
409:
308:William Hemmant
266:Sir James Atkin
241:
237:
224:
223:24 October 1837
218:
216:
192:
182:
176:
171:
162:
157:
146:
134:
129:
127:Samuel Griffith
122:
117:
108:
103:
80:
68:
62:
57:
31:
30:William Hemmant
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1693:
1691:
1683:
1682:
1680:Flag designers
1677:
1672:
1667:
1662:
1657:
1647:
1646:
1640:
1639:
1636:
1633:
1632:
1627:
1624:
1623:
1619:
1617:
1616:
1614:
1612:
1610:
1608:
1606:
1604:
1602:
1600:
1598:
1596:
1594:
1592:
1590:
1587:
1586:
1583:
1582:
1580:
1578:
1571:
1569:
1563:Priscilla Jane
1560:
1558:
1556:
1554:
1548:Charles Harold
1545:
1543:
1541:
1539:
1537:
1535:
1533:
1531:
1529:
1527:
1525:
1522:
1521:
1519:
1517:
1515:
1513:
1511:
1509:
1507:
1504:
1503:
1501:
1499:
1497:
1495:
1493:
1491:
1489:
1487:
1485:
1483:
1481:
1479:
1477:
1475:
1473:
1471:
1469:
1467:
1465:
1463:
1461:
1459:
1456:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1449:
1447:
1445:
1438:
1436:
1427:
1425:
1423:
1421:
1419:
1417:
1415:
1413:
1411:
1409:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1401:
1399:
1397:
1395:
1393:
1391:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1383:
1381:
1379:
1377:
1375:
1373:
1371:
1369:
1367:
1365:
1363:
1361:
1359:
1357:
1355:
1353:
1351:
1349:
1347:
1345:
1343:
1341:
1339:
1337:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1329:
1327:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1319:
1317:
1315:
1312:Edith Stephens
1308:
1306:
1299:
1297:
1295:
1290:
1288:
1283:
1281:
1279:
1277:
1275:
1273:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1265:
1263:
1261:
1259:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1251:
1249:
1247:
1245:
1243:
1241:
1239:
1237:
1235:
1233:
1231:
1229:
1227:
1225:
1223:
1221:
1219:
1217:
1215:
1213:
1211:
1209:
1207:
1205:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1197:
1195:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1187:
1185:
1183:
1178:
1176:
1171:
1169:
1164:
1162:
1155:
1153:
1151:
1149:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1141:
1139:
1137:
1135:
1133:
1131:
1129:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1121:
1119:
1117:
1115:
1113:
1111:
1109:
1107:
1105:
1103:
1101:
1099:
1097:
1095:
1093:
1091:
1089:
1087:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1079:
1077:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1069:
1067:
1065:
1063:
1058:
1056:
1049:
1047:
1045:
1043:
1038:
1036:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1023:
1021:
1019:
1017:
1015:
1013:
1011:
1009:
1007:
1005:
1003:
1001:
999:
997:
992:
989:
988:
985:
983:
982:
975:
968:
960:
951:
950:
948:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
691:
688:
687:
682:
680:
679:
672:
665:
657:
649:
648:
645:James Johnston
643:
640:
630:
624:
623:
618:
601:
596:
592:
591:
581:
580:
551:
516:
462:
461:
459:
456:
455:
454:
447:
444:
443:
442:
420:
417:
408:
405:
398:George Hemmant
333:. He moved to
303:
302:
299:
298:
285:
281:
280:
277:George Hemmant
274:
270:
269:
263:
259:
258:
255:
251:
250:
240:(aged 78)
234:
230:
229:
214:
210:
209:
205:
204:
201:
200:
198:James Johnston
195:
189:
188:
185:
179:
178:
168:
167:
156:Member of the
153:
152:
151:Seat abolished
149:
143:
142:
137:
131:
130:
124:
114:
113:
102:Member of the
99:
98:
93:
89:
88:
83:
77:
76:
71:
65:
64:
54:
53:
46:
45:
42:
41:
33:
32:
29:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1692:
1681:
1678:
1676:
1673:
1671:
1668:
1666:
1663:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1653:
1652:
1650:
1634:
1630:
1625:
1618:
1588:
1584:
1575:
1566:
1565:Stephanie Low
1551:
1523:
1520:
1508:
1506:
1505:
1498:
1492:
1490:
1484:
1482:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1451:
1440:Felicite Anne
1433:
1430:(Toby) Austin
1403:
1400:
1394:
1392:
1390:
1385:
1378:
1372:
1370:
1360:
1356:
1354:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1324:
1322:
1321:
1303:
1267:
1264:
1256:
1254:
1253:
1238:
1230:
1228:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1192:
1190:
1189:
1159:
1143:
1140:
1134:
1132:
1130:
1123:
1116:
1110:
1108:
1098:
1092:
1090:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1074:
1072:
1071:
1053:
1033:
1027:
1025:
995:
990:
981:
976:
974:
969:
967:
962:
961:
958:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
881:
878:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
692:
689:
685:
678:
673:
671:
666:
664:
659:
658:
655:
646:
637:
636:
629:
625:
622:
619:
617:
616:
608:
607:
599:
593:
590:
586:
569:
565:
561:
555:
552:
539:
535:
529:
527:
525:
523:
521:
517:
512:
500:
484:
480:
474:
472:
470:
468:
464:
457:
453:
450:
449:
445:
431:
427:
423:
422:
418:
416:
414:
406:
404:
401:
399:
395:
391:
386:
384:
380:
376:
372:
364:
359:
355:
353:
347:
344:
340:
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
315:
313:
309:
300:
297:
293:
289:
286:
282:
278:
275:
271:
267:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
235:
231:
227:
215:
211:
206:
202:
199:
196:
190:
186:
180:
174:
169:
166:
160:
154:
150:
144:
141:
138:
132:
128:
120:
115:
112:
106:
100:
97:
94:
90:
87:
86:James Dickson
84:
78:
75:
72:
66:
60:
55:
52:
47:
43:
39:
34:
27:
22:
19:
1628:
1051:
734:
632:
627:
620:
613:
606:East Moreton
603:
598:Henry Jordan
571:. Retrieved
563:
554:
542:. Retrieved
487:. Retrieved
482:
434:. Retrieved
429:
410:
402:
387:
375:East Moreton
368:
362:
348:
316:
307:
306:
268:(son-in-law)
238:(1916-09-20)
193:Succeeded by
172:
147:Succeeded by
140:Henry Jordan
118:
111:East Moreton
92:Constituency
81:Succeeded by
58:
18:
1675:1916 deaths
1670:1837 births
1577:(born 1948)
1568:(1949â2021)
1553:(born 1948)
1444:(1920â2012)
1435:(1914â2000)
1314:(1888â1974)
1305:(1882â1969)
1294:(1888â1942)
1287:(1894â1957)
1182:(1860â1937)
1175:(1862â1956)
1168:(1867â1939)
1161:(1867â1944)
1158:James Atkin
1062:(1843â1897)
1055:(1837â1916)
1042:(1842â1920)
1035:(1841â1872)
633:Member for
604:Member for
507:|work=
183:Preceded by
135:Preceded by
74:Joshua Bell
69:Preceded by
1649:Categories
1550:Stuart Low
1292:Stuart Low
1173:Austin Low
910:Mackenroth
745:McIlwraith
725:Fitzgerald
639:1873â1876
458:References
284:Occupation
219:1837-10-24
825:McCormack
770:Donaldson
695:Mackenzie
544:4 January
509:ignored (
499:cite book
489:4 January
430:Re-Member
394:Sevenoaks
331:gold rush
292:goldminer
262:Relations
249:, England
243:Sevenoaks
228:, England
173:In office
119:In office
59:In office
930:Nicholls
845:Larcombe
810:Theodore
800:Hawthorn
765:Pattison
760:Griffith
720:Stephens
628:New seat
446:See also
335:Brisbane
327:Victoria
323:Ballarat
296:surveyor
273:Children
187:New seat
49:9th
915:Beattie
900:Sheldon
895:De Lacy
875:Edwards
820:Gillies
815:Fihelly
785:Kidston
755:Garrick
740:Dickson
735:Hemmant
715:Douglas
700:Moffatt
635:Bulimba
573:31 July
436:8 April
419:Sources
413:Hemmant
379:Bulimba
165:Bulimba
96:Bulimba
26:The Hon
1629:Notes:
925:Fraser
905:Hamill
890:Cooper
840:Hanlon
835:Cooper
805:Barnes
775:Nelson
750:Archer
730:Ramsay
710:McLean
540:. 2015
407:Legacy
341:. The
288:Draper
254:Spouse
920:Bligh
885:Ahern
865:Chalk
860:Hiley
855:Walsh
830:Smith
795:Airey
790:Cribb
780:Philp
363:circa
279:(son)
945:Dick
940:Trad
935:Pitt
870:Knox
850:Gair
705:Bell
575:2021
546:2015
511:help
491:2015
438:2012
390:Kent
365:1919
247:Kent
233:Died
213:Born
163:for
109:for
1651::
566:.
562:.
536:.
519:^
503::
501:}}
497:{{
481:.
466:^
428:.
400:.
354:.
325:,
294:,
290:,
245:,
979:e
972:t
965:v
676:e
669:t
662:v
577:.
548:.
513:)
493:.
440:.
221:)
217:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.