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| Hervey was born at Hawkwood Station, baptised by the Rev. Mr Dodd, and was buried in South Brisbane (later called Toowong) Cemetery.((‘Questions to be answered by T.L.M-P’, 6pp Memoranda by the Herald Office, Somerset House, London re Burke’s Colonial Gentry.)) After school in Tasmania, Hervey gained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney, where he lived at St Paul's College.(([[http://www.stpauls.edu.au/home/contribute/benefactors/founders-of-scholarships-and-prizes]]; M-P family papers, NLA MS 7801, 15/30.)) Despite his alcoholism, he became a barrister and Master of Titles for Queensland. He was also a member of the 'Colony of Queensland Society'.((Bernard Burke, //A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Colonial Gentry//, Melbourne: E.A. Petherick, 1891-95, p.50.)) From the early 1880s until 1885, Hervey leased one of Brisbane's historic houses, [[wp>Middenbury_House|Middenbury]] which now has the address of 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong.((ABC Studios, Heritage Register, entry for Middenbury))\\ | Hervey was born at Hawkwood Station, baptised by the Rev. Mr Dodd, and was buried in South Brisbane (later called Toowong) Cemetery.((‘Questions to be answered by T.L.M-P’, 6pp Memoranda by the Herald Office, Somerset House, London re Burke’s Colonial Gentry.)) After school in Tasmania, Hervey gained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney, where he lived at St Paul's College.(([[http://www.stpauls.edu.au/home/contribute/benefactors/founders-of-scholarships-and-prizes]]; M-P family papers, NLA MS 7801, 15/30.)) Despite his alcoholism, he became a barrister and Master of Titles for Queensland. He was also a member of the 'Colony of Queensland Society'.((Bernard Burke, //A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Colonial Gentry//, Melbourne: E.A. Petherick, 1891-95, p.50.)) From the early 1880s until 1885, Hervey leased one of Brisbane's historic houses, [[wp>Middenbury_House|Middenbury]] which now has the address of 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong.((ABC Studios, Heritage Register, entry for Middenbury))\\ |
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| Hervey married Margaret (Maggie) McDonald in 1881. It was a short-lived and troubled marriage, with Hervey dying aged 30 when his son, Hervey McDonald M-P, was four (born 25 April 1883).((QBDM, registration number 1883/B/30531)) Baby Hervey's parents followed family tradition and had him baptised at All Saints Church of England, Brisbane.((Bernard Burke, //A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Colonial Gentry//, Melbourne: E.A. Petherick, 1891-95, p.50; 'Questions to be answered by T.L.M-P’, 6pp Memoranda by the Herald Office, Somerset House, London re Burke’s Colonial Gentry.)) Even before Hervey's death, TLM-P and Nora assumed responsibility for Maggie and her son. In August 1882, when TLM-P was away, they came to stay at Maroon.((TLM-P, Diary, 16 August 1882)) Maggie and her son also accompanied TLM-P, Nora and other family members on their visit to England in 1885.((//The Queenslander//, 5 December 1885, p.909.))\\ | Hervey married Margaret (Maggie) McDonald in 1881. It was a short-lived and troubled marriage, with Hervey dying aged 30 when his son, Hervey McDonald M-P, was four. Even before Hervey's death, TLM-P and Nora assumed responsibility for Maggie and her son. In August 1882, when TLM-P was away, they came to stay at Maroon.((TLM-P, Diary, 16 August 1882)) Maggie and her son also accompanied TLM-P, Nora and other family members on their visit to England in 1885.((//The Queenslander//, 5 December 1885, p.909.))\\ |
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| | The following report of Hervey's death highlighted his potential: that 'at Sydney University ... he ... graduated B.A. with great credit, being nearly at the head of the list in his year. Shortly afterwards he was called to the Queensland Bar, and in March, 1883, was appointed Crown Prosecutor for the Southern district. In July, 1884, he was appointed Master of Titles, which office he held up to his death. He bore a good reputation as a barrister, and his knowledge and grasp of the laws relating to real property are said to have been very considerable.'((//The Queenslander// 8 January 1887 p.55.))\\ |
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| The following report of Hervey's death highlighted his potential: that 'at Sydney University ... he ... graduated B.A. with great credit, being nearly at the head of the list in his year. Shortly afterwards he was called to the Queensland Bar, and in March, 1883, was appointed Crown Prosecutor for the Southern district. In July, 1884, he was appointed Master of Titles, which office he held up to his death. He bore a good reputation as a barrister, and his knowledge and grasp of the laws relating to real property are said to have been very considerable.'((//The Queenslander// 8 January 1887 p.55.)) | |
| **For more on Hervey and Margaret M-P, click on [[Hervey]]**\\ | **For more on Hervey and Margaret M-P, click on [[Hervey]]**\\ |
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