Henry George Simpson

Henry George Simpson (1822 – 30 August 1898) was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.

[1] From 1846 till 1850, Simpson was promoted to lieutenant and stationed in the East Indies aboard HMS Rattlesnake.

In 1865, Simpson arrived in Queensland and within a year had been made Commissioner of Crown Lands.

[1] Simpson was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council on 29 July 1868 and served for 14 years before resigning on 29 April 1882 .

During this time he became a member of the Marine Board of Queensland in 1869, the Central Board of Health in 1874, and was a member of the Royal Commission for Improving the Navigation of Moreton Bay.