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Australian politician
An 1888 illustration of Beaver
Francis Edis Beaver
(19 June 1824 ? 7 October 1887) was an auctioneer and politician in colonial
Victoria
, a member of the
Victorian Legislative Council
and the
Victorian Legislative Assembly
at different times.
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Early life
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Beaver was born in Kennington, Surrey, England, the son of George Beaver and his wife Elizabeth,
nee
Edis.
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Colonial Australia
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Beaver arrived in
Sydney
in 1833 and the
Port Phillip District
in 1840. In March 1854 Beaver was elected to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council for
Belfast and Warrnambool
.
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Beaver held this position until the original Council was abolished in March 1856.
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He then was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for
Belfast
in November 1856, holding the seat until August 1859.
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Beaver was again elected the Victorian Legislative Council, now the upper house of the Victorian Parliament, this time for
North Yarra Province
and held the seat from December 1882 until his death in
Brighton, Victoria
on 7 October 1887. Beaver had married Emily Stevens in 1845.
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