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Australian politician (1839–1902)

Richard Hyne
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assemblyfor Maryborough
In office5 May 1888 – 29 April 1893Serving with John Annear
Preceded by Richard Sheridan
Succeeded by Charles Powers
Personal details
Born Richard Mathews Hyne(1839-07-04)4 July 1839Devonshire, England
Died 5 July 1902(1902-07-05) (aged 63)Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Resting place Maryborough Cemetery
Nationality English Australian
Spouse Elizabeth Lambert (d.1879)
Occupation Businessman

Richard Mathews Hyne was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

He was the founder of the Hyne & Son timber milling company. In 1879 he was appointed one of the founding trustees of Maryborough Boys Grammar School.[2]

  1. ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Official Notifications". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXXIII, no. 3, 660. Queensland, Australia. 10 February 1879. p. 3. Retrieved 18 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.