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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="honorific-prefix" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="/wiki/The_Honourable" title="The Honourable"><b>The Hon</b></a></div><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">William Stephens</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Queensland_State_Archives_4088_Portrait_of_The_Hon_William_Stephens_Minister_for_Public_Instruction_1907.png" class="mw-file-description"><img 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class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">The Hon William Stephens, Minister for Public Instruction, 1907</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Queensland_Legislative_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Queensland Legislative Assembly">Queensland Legislative Assembly</a></span><br />for <a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Woolloongabba" title="Electoral district of Woolloongabba">Woolloongabba</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />12 May 1888 – 28 March 1896</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">New seat</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Dibley" title="Thomas Dibley">Thomas Dibley</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Queensland_Legislative_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Queensland Legislative Assembly">Queensland Legislative Assembly</a></span><br />for <a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_South_Brisbane" title="Electoral district of South Brisbane">South Brisbane</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />28 March 1896 – 28 August 1904</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Midson" title="Charles Midson">Charles Midson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_Reinhold" title="William Reinhold">William Reinhold</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />18 May 1907 – 5 February 1908</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span 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#202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">William Stephens</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1857-11-07</span>)</span>7 November 1857<br /><a href="/wiki/South_Brisbane" class="mw-redirect" title="South Brisbane">South Brisbane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_New_South_Wales" title="Colony of New South Wales">Colony of New South Wales</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">30 April 1925<span style="display:none">(1925-04-30)</span> (aged 67)<br /><a href="/wiki/Southport,_Queensland" title="Southport, Queensland">Southport</a>, Queensland, Australia</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resting place</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/South_Brisbane_Cemetery" title="South Brisbane Cemetery">South Brisbane Cemetery</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data">Australian</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data">Ministerial</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other political<br />affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data">Opposition</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Pauline Ann Caroline Effey</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Blacket_Stephens" title="Thomas Blacket Stephens">Thomas Blacket Stephens</a> (father)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data">Company director</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>William Stephens</b> (1857–1925) was a businessman and politician in <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>, Australia. He was a <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly">Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of the Queensland Legislative Council">Member of the Queensland Legislative Council</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Stephens_(Australian_politician)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>William Stephens was born on 7 November 1857 at <a href="/wiki/South_Brisbane" class="mw-redirect" title="South Brisbane">South Brisbane</a>, the son of <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Blacket_Stephens" title="Thomas Blacket Stephens">Thomas Blacket Stephens</a> and his wife Ann (née Connah).<sup id="cite_ref-rem_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rem-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was educated at <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Grammar_School" title="Brisbane Grammar School">Brisbane Grammar School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-obit_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Stephens_(Australian_politician)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Stephens was elected on 12 May 1888 to the <a href="/wiki/Queensland_Legislative_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Queensland Legislative Assembly">Queensland Legislative Assembly</a> in <a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Woolloongabba" title="Electoral district of Woolloongabba">Woolloongabba</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/1893_Queensland_colonial_election" title="1893 Queensland colonial election">1893 colonial election</a>, he successfully contested the seat of <a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_South_Brisbane" title="Electoral district of South Brisbane">South Brisbane</a> which he held until 27 August 1904, when he was defeated in the <a href="/wiki/1904_Queensland_state_election" title="1904 Queensland state election">1904 state election</a>. He contested South Brisbane again in the <a href="/wiki/1907_Queensland_state_election" title="1907 Queensland state election">1907 election</a> and was successfully, representing the electorate from 18 May 1907 to 5 February 1908, when he was again defeated in the <a href="/wiki/1908_Queensland_state_election" title="1908 Queensland state election">1908 election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-qpm_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qpm-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-qpe_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qpe-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this last period, he was Secretary for Public Instruction and Agriculture from 19 November 1907 to 18 February 1908. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/1912_Queensland_state_election" title="1912 Queensland state election">1912 election</a>, Stephens unsuccessfully contested <a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Buranda" title="Electoral district of Buranda">Buranda</a>. </p><p>On 1 July 1912, he was appointed for life to the <a href="/wiki/Queensland_Legislative_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Queensland Legislative Council">Queensland Legislative Council</a>, a position he held until the Council was abolished on 23 March 1922.<sup id="cite_ref-qpm_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qpm-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>William Stephens was also involved in local government. He was an alderman in the <a href="/wiki/City_of_South_Brisbane" title="City of South Brisbane">City of South Brisbane</a> where he was mayor in 1888, 1889 and 1901. He was a long-time councillor in the <a href="/wiki/Nerang_Shire_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Nerang Shire Council">Nerang Shire Council</a>, serving a total of 36 years commencing in 1882.<sup id="cite_ref-obit_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Business_interests">Business interests</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Stephens_(Australian_politician)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Business interests"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>William Stephens had many business interests in <a href="/wiki/South_Brisbane" class="mw-redirect" title="South Brisbane">South Brisbane</a> and other areas, including:<sup id="cite_ref-obit_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kingston_Butter_Factory" title="Kingston Butter Factory">Kingston Butter Factory</a></li> <li>South Brisbane Co-operative Dairy Company</li> <li>dairy farm at <a href="/wiki/Merrimac,_Queensland" title="Merrimac, Queensland">Merrimac</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_life">Later life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Stephens_(Australian_politician)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Later life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following ill health late in life, William Stephens collapsed from a stroke while holidaying at <a href="/wiki/Southport,_Queensland" title="Southport, Queensland">Southport, Queensland</a> on Monday 27 April 1925. He was taken to a private hospital where he died on Thursday 30 April 1925. His funeral left his home <i>Waldheim</i> at Waldheim Street, <a href="/wiki/Annerley" title="Annerley">Annerley</a> on Friday 1 May 1925 for his burial at <a href="/wiki/South_Brisbane_Cemetery" title="South Brisbane Cemetery">South Brisbane Cemetery</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rem_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rem-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-obit_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many prominent citizens attended his funeral.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Stephens_(Australian_politician)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-rem-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-rem_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rem_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=1234358526">"Former Members"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Queensland" title="Parliament of Queensland">Parliament of Queensland</a>. 2015. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160305131019/http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=1234358526">Archived</a> from the original on 5 March 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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