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Patrick O'Sullivan, convict Queenslander

About the convict

Practically ever since Ipswich has been Ipswich the name of Mr. Patrick O'Sullivan has been identified with the progress of the district, and as one of its original legislators he did much for the advancement of Queensland.
Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser, 1 March 1904, p.10
Portrait of man sitting at table wearing top hat and suit with long coat
Role: Landowner and Member of Parliament
Born: 14 March 1818 at Castlemaine, Ireland
Convicted: 2 January 1838, Kent Quarter Sessions
Sentence: 15 years transportation
Ship: Bengal Merchant
Transported: Arrived in New South Wales 21 July 1838
Died: 29 February 1904 in Woodend, Ipswich
Notes: Ticket-of-leave on 20 February 1845
Conditional pardon on 20 October 1849
Queensland owes a lot to these "men of the old colonial school," who blazed the track of civilisation, and made ready the way for generations to follow.
Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser, 1 March 1904, p.4

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