Daniel Foley Roberts M.L.C. (19 February 1824 – 26 July 1889), was a member of the

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. Roberts was born in

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, New South Wales where he was educated. He was admitted as a solicitor of the

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in 1849. He arrived in

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in 1851 and began a practice there. Roberts narrowly lost the

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election for

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in 1860. Roberts was one of the first members nominated to the Legislative Council of Queensland, and was Chairman of Committees of that body from its inception in May 1860 till his death on 26 July 1889. Roberts was buried in

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.Roberts Daniel Foley
– Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Daniel Foley 1824 births 1889 deaths Politicians from the Colony of Queensland Members of the Queensland Legislative Council Burials at Toowong Cemetery 19th-century Australian politicians