William Theophilus Blakeney
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William Theophilus Blakeney | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1832 |
| Died | 1898 (aged 65–66) |
William Theophilus Blakeney (1832–1898) was the Registrar-General of Queensland.
Having arrived in New South Wales in 1853, Blakeney spent a few years in commerce. He became a public servant in the New South Wales Sheriff's Office in 1856. In 1859 he moved to the new colony of Queensland to take up a similar role in the Sheriff's Office in the newly established Queensland Public Service. In 1861 he was appointed the first under-sheriff of Queensland.[1][2]
In 1865 William Blakeney was appointed Deputy Registrar-General,[3] a post he held until 1883 when he was appointed the Registrar-General of Queensland.[1][4][5] In these roles he was called upon to give evidence in court cases relating to alleged bigamy.[6]
William Blakeney was Registrar for Friendly Societies in Queensland.[7] and also Registrar for Patents in Queensland.[8]
He was appointed one of the original trustees of South Brisbane Cemetery in 1866.[1]
He frequently served as returning officer for elections.
He authored a number of documents:
- "Law relating to registration of patents, designs, and trade marks in Queensland" (1890)[9]
- "Queensland : its population, area, resources, etc" (1893)[10]
- "Letters of registration granted for inventions during the year 1884 and part of the year 1885 : with abridgements of specifications in each case / compiled from the original documents in the office of the registrar of patents, Brisbane" (1895)[11]
