8 6 2 ▁Gregory ▁moved ▁to ▁Queensland , ▁where ▁his ▁brother ▁August us ▁was ▁already ▁prominent ▁as ▁an ▁expl orer ▁and ▁official . ▁Francis ▁Gregory ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Crown ▁Land s . ▁From ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Legisl ative ▁Council . ▁For ▁a ▁short ▁period ▁during ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁appointed ▁Post master - General ▁of ▁Queensland . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁Gregory ▁died ▁at ▁To owo om ba ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁D ray ton ▁and ▁To owo om ba ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁The ▁expl oration ▁journ als ▁and ▁records ▁of ▁August us ▁and ▁Francis ▁Gregory ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁by ▁the ▁Queensland ▁government ▁as ▁J ourn als ▁of ▁Australian ▁Ex pl or ations . ▁ ▁His ▁To owo om ba ▁home , ▁Har la xt on ▁House , ▁is ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Heritage ▁Register . ▁ ▁Ac acia ▁gre gor ii , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Gregory ' s ▁w attle , ▁was ▁collected ▁in ▁the ▁Pil bara ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁expedition , ▁and ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Legisl ative ▁Council , ▁ 1 8 7 0 – 1 8 7 9 ; ▁ 1 8 8 0 – 1 8 8 9 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further