Theophilus Parsons Pugh
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Theophilus Parsons Pugh (1831–1896) was an Australian journalist, newspaper editor, politician, publisher and public servant, as well as the editor-in-chief of the Moreton Bay Courier, which he in 1861 renamed to The Courier, renamed again in 1864 to the Brisbane Courier.
Quick Facts Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Town Of Brisbane, Preceded by ...
Theophilus Parsons Pugh | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Town Of Brisbane | |
In office 30 May 1863 – 30 January 1869 Serving with Charles Blakeney, George Raff, Alexander Pritchard, Simon Fraser, William Brookes, Kevin O'Doherty | |
Preceded by | Robert Cribb |
Succeeded by | George Edmondstone |
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Theophilus Parsons Pugh | |
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Born | (1831-11-06)6 November 1831 Turk's Island, Caicos Group, British West Indies |
Died | 14 March 1896(1896-03-14) (aged 64) |
Other names | 'Meeanchin' (pen-name, the Aboriginal name of the Brisbane River being 'Meeannjin', he used this to sign his articles in the Courier and other journals in the mid to late 1860s) |
Occupation(s) | Public servant, journalist, newspaper editor, almanac editor and proprietor, government printer, politician, pioneer of compassion (humanitarian) |
Employer(s) | Moreton Bay Free Press, Moreton Bay Courier, Brisbane Courier. |
Spouse(s) | 1st 1855 Annie Thompson Trundle; 2nd 1867 Jane Montgomery |
Children | six in the second marriage |
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