Edmund Royds
Queensland politician
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| Intro | Queensland politician | |
| Places | Australia | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 1830, Brereton, Cheshire East, Cheshire, North West England | |
| Death | 1918Torquay, Torbay, Devon, South West England (aged 88 years) |
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Biography
Edmund Molyneux Royds (1830—1918) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Politics
On 8 February 1864, Charles Royds (politician), the Member for the electoral district of Leichhardt resigned and his brother Edmund Royds won the resulting by-election on 14 April 1864. On 11 May 1868, Edmund Royds resigned the seat and his brother Charles Royd won the resulting by-election in Leichhardt on 29 June 1868.
On 30 January 1872, Charles Royds resigned and Edmund Royds won the resulting by-election in Leichhardt on 20 February 1872. He held the seat until he resigned on 8 December 1875. Charles Haly won the resulting by-election on 12 January 1876.