John Horace Deane (1842–1913) was a politician in

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. He was a

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and a

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Politics

John Deane was a member of the Dalrymple Shire Council from 1880 to 1889 and from 1891 to 1911. During that period, he was chairman of the Council from 1880 to 1884 and again in 1890. Deane was elected to the

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in the

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in the 1878 election on 28 November 1878 as a supporter of

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. He never spoke in parliament and resigned on 3 February 1879, standing aside to allow

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(who had already been appointed Minister for Works and Mines in the McIlwraith Ministry) to win the resulting by-election on 4 March 1879. On 31 July 1889, Deane was appointed to the

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. A lifetime appointment, he held it until his death on 27 October 1913.

Later life

Dean died on 27 October 1913 and was buried in Townsville's West End Cemetery.Deane, John Horace (1842–1913)
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. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deane, John Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1842 births 1913 deaths Members of the Queensland Legislative Council Politicians from County Cavan People from Cootehill