Jean Isambert | |
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Member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly for Rosewood | |
In office 17 July 1882 – 25 October 1892 | |
Preceded by | Archibald Meston |
Succeeded by | James Foote |
Personal details | |
Born | Jean Baptiste Louis Isambert 1838 Zollhof, Germany |
Died | 22 February 1906 (aged 67-68) Cooktown, Queensland, Australia |
Resting place | Cooktown Cemetery |
Nationality | German Australian |
Occupation | Newspaper proprietor |
Jean Baptiste Louis Isambert (1838 - 22 February 1906) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [1]
Isambert was born at Zollhof, Germany, the son of John Baptiste Louis Isambert Snr and his wife Agnes (née McKanem). He owned a vineyard at Ipswich and was the proprietor of the Nord Australische Zeitung.
He died in February 1906 and was buried in the Cooktown Cemetery.
Isambert won the by-election for the seat of Rosewood in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1882 [2] after the sitting member, Archibald Meston was declared bankrupt. [3] He held the seat for 10 years, resigning in 1892. [4]