7-535: Babbidge is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Benjamin Harris Babbidge (1836–1905), Australian alderman and mayor Christopher Babbidge (born 1949), American politician Homer D. Babbidge Jr. (1925–1984), American historian Homer D. Babbidge Library [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Babbidge . If an internal link intending to refer to
14-580: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Babbidge&oldid=1221053862 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Benjamin Harris Babbidge Benjamin (Ben) Harris Babbidge (2 October 1836 – 19 February 1905)
21-647: The "New Great Britain" arriving in Moreton Bay on 6 January 1857. The couple had the following children: They were residents of Newcastle, New South Wales for about three years from 1857 (their eldest two children, Benjamin and Elizabeth, were born there) after which they relocated to Moreton Bay. Benjamin Harris Babbidge died on 19 February 1905 at Victoria Private Hospital at South Brisbane, following six months of poor health. His funeral left from his residence in Dauphin Terrace, Highgate Hill and he
28-636: The Brisbane Municipal Council when he was defeated by William Stephens in the 1887 election for the south ward. He was also an alderman of the South Brisbane Municipal Council from 1900 to 1902, where he served on the following council committees: He retired from politics in 1903, following his defeat in the 1903 elections for the South Brisbane council. In addition to his council roles, he
35-513: The railways. This was a new line of business for him and he established a railway rolling stock workshop at Hope Street, South Brisbane for this purpose. In 1885, his workshop assembled Brisbane's first tram cars (the cars themselves being imported from America). Babbidge was an alderman of the Brisbane Municipal Council from 1879 to 1886. He was mayor in 1885. He served on the following council committees: He left
42-513: Was an alderman and mayor of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. Benjamin Harris Babbidge was born on 2 October 1836 in Newport, Isle of Wight , Hampshire, England, the son of John Babbidge (a tailor ) and his wife Elizabeth (née Harris). He married Elizabeth Ann Damp, the daughter of George and Jane Damp, on the Isle of Wight in 1856. Soon after their marriage they immigrated to Queensland on
49-563: Was buried in Toowong Cemetery . Benjamin Harris Babbidge was a blacksmith , having completed an apprenticeship with the shipbuilders J. & W. White of Cowes . After three years in Newcastle, New South Wales, he relocated to Moreton Bay where he worked for John Petrie for a number of years. In 1865 he established his own business as a ship's smith. In 1881 he successfully tendered to construct 25 goods wagons for
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