Hugh Nelson (Australian politician)
Australian politician (1833–1906)
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Sir Hugh Muir Nelson, KCMG (31 December 1833 – 1 January 1906) was an Australian politician who was Premier of Queensland from 1893 to 1898.[1][2]
Preceded bySir Thomas McIlwraith
Succeeded byThomas Joseph Byrnes
ConstituencyMurilla
Preceded byThomas McIlwraith
Sir Hugh Nelson | |
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| 11th Premier of Queensland | |
| In office 27 October 1893 – 13 April 1898 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Thomas McIlwraith |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Joseph Byrnes |
| Constituency | Murilla |
| 17th Treasurer of Queensland | |
| In office 27 March 1893 – 2 March 1898 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas McIlwraith |
| Succeeded by | Robert Philp |
| Constituency | Murilla |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Northern Downs | |
| In office 7 September 1883 – 28 April 1888 | |
| Preceded by | George Thorn Jr |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Murilla | |
| In office 28 April 1888 – 13 April 1898 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | William Moore |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
| In office 13 April 1898 – 1 January 1906 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1833 |
| Died | 1 January 1906 (aged 72) |
| Resting place | Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery |
| Party | Ministerialist |
| Spouse | Janet McIntyre |
| Relations | William Nelson (father) |
| Occupation | Dairy farmer, Sheep breeder, Station Hand |
Hugh Nelson was born at Kilmarnock, Scotland, the son of William Lambie Nelson. Nelson died at Toowoomba on 1 January 1906.
