Francis Robert Chester-Master

Parliamentary official
Born
18 May 1823, Bristol, England
Died
21 February 1913, Rockhampton, Queensland
Sex
Male
Father
William Chester Master (Lt-Col)
Mother
Isabella Margaret Digby
Married Emma Jane Macarthur (daughter of Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur [qv])

Parliamentary service

Parliamentary Librarian, Parliament of Queensland
Usher of the Black Rod, Legislative Council of Queensland

Career

  • Regular offr British Army.
  • JP for NSW (Moreton Bay) 1852.
  • Pastoralist.
  • Usher of the Black Rod, Legislative Council of Qld 12 Sep 1877.
  • Parliamentary Librarian, Qld.

Sources

Other:
  • Qld Reg of Letters Patent No 5 p123, QldDI 1913/C/3508.
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