with a good grasp of constitutional matters and a keen understanding of financial questions. His genial nature made him personally popular and though scarcely an orator, his practical common sense always made him worthy of attention. He was opposed both to the separation movement in Queensland and to federation. He showed himself to be a strong man during the shearers' strike of 1894, but his best work was done as treasurer when he led the colony out of a state of financial chaos. Later life Nelson died at Toowoomba on 1 January 1906, survived by Lady Nelson, two sons and three daughters. He was accorded a State funeral, and was buried in Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery. Notes References 1833 births 1906 deaths Premiers of Queensland Australian Presbyterians Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Scottish emigrants to colonial Australia People from Kilmarnock People from Ipswich, Queensland Presidents of the Queensland Legislative Council Treasurers of Queensland Burials in Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery 19th-century Australian politicians Alumni of the University of Edinburgh