William Forrest (Australian politician)

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{{Infobox officeholder

|honorific-prefix = The Hon

|name = William Forrest

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| office1 = Member of the Queensland Legislative Council

| term_start1 = 15 March 1883

| term_end1 = 23 April 1903

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1835|1|11|df=y}}

|birth_place = Derry, Ireland

|death_date = {{death date and age|1903|4|23|1835|1|11|df=y}}

|death_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

|restingplace = Toowong Cemetery

|birthname = William Forrest

|nationality = Irish Australian

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| occupation = Company director

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William Forrest (11 January 1835 – 23 April 1903) was an Australian pastoralist, company director and politician, a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.

{{Australian Dictionary of Biography

|last=Waterson |first=D. B.

|title=Forrest, William (1835–1903)

|id2=forrest-william-6212

|accessdate=18 December 2013}}

Forrest was born in Ballykelly, County Londonderry, Ireland, educated privately and studied at Glasgow.

Forrest arrived in Melbourne aboard the Ravenscraig in December 1853 and moved to Queensland in 1860. Forrest was a member of the Queensland firm of B. D. Morehead & Co.{{cite Australasia|Forrest, Hon. William}}

Forrest was appointed a member of the Legislative Council on 15 March 1883, holding this position until his death on 23 April 1903.{{Cite QldMLA|accessdate=27 April 2020}} Forrest was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[https://online.brisbane.qld.gov.au/cemeteries/cemeteries_step3.jsp?mapdisplay=140648 Forrest William] — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 19 February 2015.