De Burgh Fitzpatrick Persse (25 September 1840 – 17 February 1921) was a politician in

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia. He was a Member of the

Queensland Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly h ...

Early life

De Burgh Fitzpatrick Persse was born on 25 September 1840 in Moyode Castle,

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, Ireland.

Politics

Presse was the Member of the

for Fassifern from 9 April 1878 to 7 September 1883.

Later life

Persse died on 17 February 1921 in Southport, Queensland, Australia. He was buried in Beaudesert on the local cemetery. He left his wife and two sons, Charles Persse and De Burgh B. Persse. and three daughters, Mrs. Fitz Pierce Joyce, Mrs. Edgar Joyce and Mrs. Cecil Delpratt.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Persse, De Burgh Fitzpatrick Colony of Queensland people Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1840 births 1921 deaths