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Bailey, Frederick Manson (1827 - 1915)

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Botanist and Horticulturalist

Born: 8 March 1827 Hackney, London, England. Died: 25 June 1915 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Frederick Manson Bailey was the Colonial Botanist in Queensland 1881-1915 having been earlier appointed by the Queensland Government as botanist to inquire into the causes of diseases affecting livestock and plants. His son was John Frederick Bailey and his grandson was Cyril Tenison White.

Career Highlights

After arriving in Adelaide in 1839, Frederick Manson Bailey partnered his father and brother in a nursery at Hackney, near Adelaide. He then made a short visit to the Bendigo goldfields. Bailey eventually moved to Queensland where he set up his own seed suply store and plant collection business. He soon gain respect as a botanist, obtaining many distinguished career positions. Frederick Bailey's name was given to more than 50 species of plants.

Chronology
1839 Arrived in Australia (Adelaide)
1858 - 1861 Land holder in the Hutt Valley area of New Zealand
1861 - 1875 Seed store owner and plant exporter in Brisbane
1875 - 1879 Botanist on the Queensland Government board to inquire into the causes of diseases affecting livestock and plants
1880 - 1882 Acting Curator at the Queensland museum
1881 - 1915 Colonial Botanist in Queensland
1890 President of the Royal Society of Queensland
1902 Clarke Medal received from the Royal Society of New South Wales
1911 President of the biology section of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science
1911 Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

Children

Bailey, John Frederick (1866 - 1938)

Grandchild

White, Cyril Tenison (1890 - 1950)

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