Louis Hope
Louis Hope | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
| In office 24 April 1862 – 1 November 1882 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Louis Hope 19 October 1817 Linlithgow,Scotland |
| Died | 15 August 1894(aged 76) Geneva,Switzerland |
| Nationality | Scottish Australian |
| Spouse | Susan Frances Sophia Dumaresq (m.1859 d.1901) |
| Relations | John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun(father),William Dumaresq(father-in-law) |
| Occupation | Pastoralist |
Louis Hope(19 October 1817 – 15 August 1894) was aMember of the Queensland Legislative Council.[1]
Early years[edit]
Hope was born inLinlithgow,Scotlandin 1817 toGeneral John Hope,4th Earl of Hopetoun, and his wife Louisa Dorothea (née Wedderburn). After finishing his education he joined theColdstream Guards,rising to the rank ofCaptain.[2][3]
In 1843 he arrived inNew South Wales.Hope moved toMoreton Bayin 1848 and purchased land atOrmistonin 1853 where he established hisOrmiston House Estate.In 1854 he purchased land which eventually equaled 364 housing lots at Norman Park. That same year, along withRobert Ramsay,he took upKilcoy Station,eventually becoming its sole owner in 1863.
Hope applied Melenesian labour to his twenty acres of sugar cane at Ormiston, and later on his farm near theCoomera River,which labourers had been recruited through the practice known asBlackbirding.[4][page needed]Hope was also involved inSugar mills,opening a mill at Ormiston.[1]
Politics[edit]
Hope was appointed to theQueensland Legislative Councilon 24 April 1862. He served for twenty years until he resigned on 1 November 1882 to return toScotland.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Hope married Susan Frances Sophia Dumaresq, daughter ofWilliam Dumeresq,inSydneyin 1859 and together they had 8 children. He returned to England to live in Hazlewood,Derbyshireand died inGeneva,Switzerlandin 1894.[1]
Legacy[edit]
HisOrmiston House Estateand itsSt Andrew's Churchare both heritage-listed.[5][6]The grounds of Ormiston House have a cairn commemorating Louis Hope's contribution to the sugar industry.[7]
References[edit]
- ^abcd"Former Members".Parliament of Queensland.2015.Archivedfrom the original on 2 April 2015.Retrieved5 March2015.
- ^"Historic Ormiston House".Retrieved21 December2021.
- ^Morrison, A. A.,"Louis Hope (1817–1894)",Australian Dictionary of Biography,Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University,retrieved16 June2024
- ^E. V. Stevens (23 March 1950)."A brief history of the South Sea Islands Labour Traffic and the vessels engaged in it. (Paper read at the meeting of the Historical Society of Queensland, Inc.)"(PDF).The University of Queensland.Retrieved19 March2024.
- ^"Ormiston House Estate (entry 600775)".Queensland Heritage Register.Queensland Heritage Council.Retrieved1 August2014.
- ^"St Andrews Church (entry 600774)".Queensland Heritage Register.Queensland Heritage Council.Retrieved1 August2014.
- ^"Louis Hope".Monument Australia.Archivedfrom the original on 19 April 2015.Retrieved5 April2015.
