Robert Stuart Lord (1844 – 23 July 1878) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1][2]
Lord was born in 1844 in (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia). His parents were Simeon Lord Jnr (1810-1892) and Sarah (née Birch). Lord's family had connections to Australia dating back to his grandfather Simeon Lord (c. 28 January 1771 – 29 January 1840), a transported convict. Lord was educated in England and came to Queensland in 1866.[3]
Robert Lord married Louise, relict of the late J. Wickey Stable, Esq., solicitor, of Toowoomba, Queensland on the 3rd June 1871, at St. Jude's Randwick, N.S.W.[4]
In 1870 he was appointed a magistrate of the territory in Ravenswood Queensland.[5] In 1871 he was appointed as one of the trustees of the Racecourse Reserve in Gympie.[6]
Lord represented the electoral district of Gympie from 7 November 1873 to 9 March 1877.[1]
Lord died on 23 July 1878 in Gympie.[3] His obituary appeared in the Hobart Mercury on 12 August 1878[7] as well as in many Queensland newspapers including The Queenslander.[8]