Francis Ivory

Francis Jeffery Ivory (1831 – 21 January 1896)[1] was a grazier and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Together with his brother Alexander, he is believed to be the first golfer in Queensland.

Francis Ivory
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Burnett
In office 29 December 1873 – 28 November 1878
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	William Baynes
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office 15 September 1879 – 1 July 1881
Personal details
Born	Francis Jeffery Ivory 1831 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	21 January 1896 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Toowong Cemetery
Nationality	Scottish
Spouse(s)	Hester Mary Edwards (m.1881 d.1925)
Relations	James Ivory (father)
Occupation	Grazier

Early life

Francis Jeffery Ivory was born in 1831 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of judge James Ivory and his wife Ann (née Laurie); He is named after Francis Jeffrey, the Scotland lord advocate who appointed father James Ivory as advocate depute in 1830. Francis Ivory was privately educated in Edinburgh.[2]

Politics

Francis Ivory was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the electoral district of Burnett in a by-election on 29 December 1873. He held that seat until 28 November 1878.[3][4]

On 15 September 1879, he was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council. Although a lifetime appointment, he resigned on 1 July 1881 in order to take up an appointment as the Clerk's assistant in the Legislative Assembly.[3][5]

Golf

The first golf known to be played in Queensland involved Francis Ivory and his brother Alexander Ivory, who laid out a few holes on their Eidsvold pastoral station in the 1880s.[6][7][8]

Later life

Ivory died on 21 January 1896 in Brisbane having been ailing for four months.[2][9] He was buried on 22 January 1896 in Toowong Cemetery.[10][11]

References

1. Gibbney, H. J. "Ivory, Francis Jeffrey (1831–1896)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 8 June 2014 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
2. "Ivory, Francis Jeffrey". Re-Member Database. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
3. "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
4. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. "QUEENSLAND". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 4 July 1881. p. 5. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
6. "Eidsvold". Heritage Australia. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
7. Richter, Bruce S (1999), Links with the past : history of the Queensland Golf Union 1914–1998, Queensland Golf Union, ISBN 978-0-646-37535-9
8. "EIDSVOLD STATION". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 28 May 1932. p. 7. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
9. "DEATH OF MR. IVORY". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 22 January 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
10. "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 22 January 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
11. "Ivory, Francis Jeffrey". Grave Location Search. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.