Johann Christian Heussler
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The Hon John Heussler |
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Johann Christian Heussler
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
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In office 26 September 1866 – 8 October 1870 |
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In office 13 December 1870 – 26 October 1907 |
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Johann Christian Heussler 15 June 1820 Bockenheim, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Died | 26 October 1907 (aged 87) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Nationality | German Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Sophia Esther Westgarth (d.1914) |
| Occupation | Wine merchant, Diplomatic service |
| Religion | Lutheran |
Johann Christian (John) Heussler (1820–1907) was a businessman and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.
Johann Christian Heussler was born at Bockenheim, Frankfurt, Germany on 15 June 1820. He was educated at the state school, and was subsequently a student at a French institution at Bockenheim, and Dr. Jeiteles's Mercantile Institute at Frankfurt. He entered in business as a wine merchant at Frankfurt, and later on, while still young, received an important appointment in a mercantile firm in Holland, representing the firm at the London Exhibition in 1851. He emigrated to Australia in 1852, and established a business, in partnership with others, in Melbourne.
Due to poor health he moved to Brisbane 1854 and established the mercantile firm Heussler and Co. Over two decades Heussler became a highly respected business man and citizen of Queensland. He was recognised as a founding member of the Queensland Club, Consul for the Netherlands, German Consul, and Emigration Agent for German shipping companies.
Heussler was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council on 26 September 1866. Although a lifetime appointment, his seat was declared vacant on 8 October 1870 due to his absence from Queensland. However, he was reappointed on 13 December 1870 and remained on the Council until his death on 26 October 1907. As a member of the council, he acted as President, as (acting) Chairman of Committee, and as a Commissioner at the opening of Parliament at various times.
While Robert Herbert was Queensland Premier, John Heussler was sent to Germany as an immigration agent, resulting in prosperous German settlements in the Rosewood, Logan River, Albert River, Maryborough, Darling Downs, and other districts.
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