Gordon Sandeman

Gordon Sandeman
Personal details
Born	1 January 1810(1810-01-01) Edinburgh
Died	14 March 1897(1897-03-14) (aged 87) London

Gordon Sandeman (1810 – 14 March 1897) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 1 term between 1856 and 1857.

Early life

Sandeman was born in Edinburgh and was the son of a merchant. He emigrated to the Moreton Bay district in 1838 and established a mercantile business. He also acquired significant pastoral interests in the Wide Bay and Burnett districts. After suffering some financial difficulties in the 1880s Sandeman returned to the United Kingdom where he died aged 87.

State Parliament

In 1856 Sandeman was elected unopposed as the member for Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa in the first New South Wales Legislative Assembly under responsible government. Sandeman's election occurred prior to the separation of Queensland from New South Wales in 1859 and his electorate was in an area which is currently part of South-East Queensland. He resigned from parliament after 18 months to concentrate on his business interests.

References

• "Gordon Sandeman (1810 - 1897)". Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856-2006. New South Wales Parliament. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Prod/Parlment/Members.nsf/0/7a250d3bd28a5f80ca256e58000f0f15?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2010-01-11. 

Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by First election	Member for Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa 1856 – 1857	Succeeded by Patrick Leslie

Persondata
Name	Gordon Sandeman
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1 January 1810
Place of birth	Edinburgh
Date of death	14 March 1897
Place of death	London