Edmund Plant

The Hon Edmund Plant
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office 8 June 1905 – 23 March 1922
Personal details
Born	Edmund Harris Thornburgh Plant (1844-12-10)10 December 1844 Nottingham, England
Died	28 April 1926(1926-04-28) (aged 81) Sandgate, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Bald Hills Cemetery
Nationality	English Australian
Spouse	Elizabeth Esther Hodel (m.1873 d.1925)
Relations	Joseph Hodel (brother-in-law)
Occupation	Newspaper proprietor, company director

Edmund Harris Thornburgh Plant (10 December 1844 – 28 April 1926) was a mill owner and company director of mines in the Charters Towers-Ravenswood and a politician in Queensland, Australia.^[1]

Edmund Harris Thornburgh Plant was born on 10 December 1844 in Nottingham, England, the son of C. Frederick Plant and his wife Maria (née Neville).^[2]

Plant was appointed a member of the Queensland Legislative Council on 8 June 1905. A lifetime appointment, he remained in the council until its abolition on 23 March 1922.^[2][3]

Plant died on 28 April 1926 at Sandgate and was buried in Bald Hills Cemetery.^[2][4]

The Rooney Building which he constructed in Townsville is now listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.^[1]

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