De Burgh Fitzpatrick Persse

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De Burgh Fitzpatrick Persse (25 September 1840 17 February 1921) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Preceded byJohn Thorn
Succeeded byAlfred Midgley
BornDe Burgh Fitzpatrick Persse
(1840-09-25)25 September 1840
Moyode Castle, County Galway, Ireland
Died17 February 1921(1921-02-17) (aged 80)
Quick facts Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Fassifern, Preceded by ...
De Burgh Persse
De Burgh Fitzpatrick Persse
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Fassifern
In office
9 April 1878  7 September 1883
Preceded byJohn Thorn
Succeeded byAlfred Midgley
Personal details
BornDe Burgh Fitzpatrick Persse
(1840-09-25)25 September 1840
Moyode Castle, County Galway, Ireland
Died17 February 1921(1921-02-17) (aged 80)
Resting placeBeaudesert Cemetery
SpouseMary Persse Blair (m.1871 d.1923)
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin
OccupationStation manager
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Early life

De Burgh Fitzpatrick Persse was born on 25 September 1840 in Moyode Castle, County Galway, Ireland.[1]

Pastoralist and politician De Burgh Fitzpatrick Persse, ca. 1920

Politics

Presse was the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Fassifern from 9 April 1878 to 7 September 1883.[1]

Later life

Persse died on 17 February 1921 in Southport, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] He was buried in Beaudesert on the local cemetery.[4][5] He left his wife and two sons, Charles Persse and De Burgh B. Persse.[2] and three daughters, Mrs. Fitz Pierce Joyce, Mrs. Edgar Joyce and Mrs. Cecil Delpratt.[2]

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