John McConnel

{{Short description|Australian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = John McConnel | honorific_suffix = | image = StateLibQld 1 114960 McConnel family at Cressbrook Station, ca. 1887.jpg | caption = McConnel family at Cressbrook Station, ca. 1887 | office1 = Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | term_start1 = 24 April 1861 | term_end1 = 16 July 1868 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1806|10|3|df=y}} | birth_place = Ardwick, Manchester, England | death_date = {{death date and age|1899|1|27|1806|10|3|df=y}} | death_place = Lutwyche, Queensland, Australia | resting_place = Bald Hills Cemetery | birth_name = John McConnel | party = | other_party = | spouse = Amelia Elizabeth Burring | known_for = | occupation = Station owner | relations = | alma_mater = }}

'''John McConnel''' (3 October 1806 – 27 January 1899) was pastoralist and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.<ref name=qp>{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=Parliament of Queensland|year=2015|url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=3943002827|accessdate= 5 March 2015}}</ref>

== Pastoralist == On 1 January 1851 McConnell joined in partnership with his brother {{ill|David Cannon McConnel|lt=David|qid=Q21536696}} and they purchased Durundur Station, previously belonging to the Archer brothers, who moved to the Burnett region. In 1851 the McConnels owned 400 cattle and 10,000 sheep on their Brisbane River Valley properties.<ref name="qhr">{{cite QHR|15278|Cressbrook Homestead|600503|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref>

== Politics == McConnel was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council on 24 April 1861 and served until his resignation on 16 July 1868.<ref name="qp" />

== Later life == He died in 1899 and was buried in Bald Hills Cemetery.<ref name="funeral">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3687235 |title=Classified Advertising. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=28 January 1899 |accessdate=4 March 2015 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

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