William Paull (politician)

William James Paull (March 1846 – 21 September 1926) was a company director and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

William Paull
Members of the Townsville Harbour Board 1901 - William Paull is at the centre, rear row.
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Charters Towers
In office
7 October 1905 – 5 February 1908
Preceded byJohn Dunsford
Succeeded byJohn Mullan
Personal details
Born
William James Paull

March 1846
Cran Crae, Cornwall, England
Died21 September 1926
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeJondaryan Cemetery
NationalityEnglish Australian
Political partyOpposition
SpouseMargaret Christie (m.1884 d. 1931)
OccupationCompany director

Early days

Paull was born in Cran Crae, Cornwall, England to parents William Paull and his wife Ann (née Tregoning).[1] and educated in Cornwall and North Wales. On leaving school he gained experience working in his step-father's silver and lead mines. He migrated to Australia in 1873, firstly to South Australia where he managed the Yandana copper mines and then the Blinman copper mine and smelting works.[1]

In 1882 he arrived in Queensland where he became the mine director and partner in Pajingo Station, Charters Towers.[1]

Political career

After spending time as a councilor at Charters Towers including two terms as mayor in 1898 and 1901, Paull, standing for the Oppositionists, won the seat of Charters Towers in 1905. He held the seat for two and a half years, being defeated in 1908.[1]

Personal life

In 1884, Paull married Margaret Christie (died 1931)[2] in Melbourne[3] and together had four sons. He retired to Codrington Farm, Bowenville, Darling Downs, in 1908 and died in Toowoomba in 1926.[1] Paull was buried in the Jondaryan Cemetery.[4]

References
  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  2. Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  3. Family history search — Victorian Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  4. William James Paull — Find a Grave. Retrieved 21 August 2016.


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