house ▁( 1 8 2 9 2 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁architect ▁and ▁politician ▁in ▁Australia . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Legisl ative ▁Council . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Benjamin ▁Back house ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁as ▁an ▁architect . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁life ▁Back house , ▁with ▁his ▁young ▁wife ▁and ▁two ▁children , ▁came ▁out ▁to ▁Australia ▁and ▁settled ▁down ▁in ▁Ge el ong , ▁Victoria . ▁He ▁soon ▁made ▁a ▁name ▁for ▁himself ▁as ▁an ▁architect , ▁and ▁two ▁months ▁after ▁his ▁arrival ▁succeeded ▁in ▁winning ▁a ▁hundred - gu inea ▁prize ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁design ▁for ▁a ▁stock ▁exchange ▁for ▁that ▁city . ▁Some ▁eight ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁England , ▁and ▁remained ▁for ▁a ▁year , ▁and ▁then ▁came ▁out ▁to ▁Queensland . ▁He ▁carried ▁on ▁his ▁profession ▁for ▁eight ▁years , ▁and ▁designed ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁principal ▁buildings ▁in ▁Br is b ane . ▁Although ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁design ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Parliament ▁House , ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁decided ▁that ▁his ▁design ▁would ▁be ▁too ▁expensive ▁and ▁was ▁rejected . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁al der man ▁of ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁Municipal ▁Council . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁previous ▁ 3 5 ▁years ▁Back house ▁res ided ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁His ▁professional ▁skill ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁his ▁election ▁for ▁ 1