Background
Fraser was born in Inverness, Scotland, to parents Alexander Fraser and his wife Janet.
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Career
Educated at Inverness, he ran an ironmongery business in Liverpool before leaving for Queensland in 1862. Based in Queen Street, Brisbane, Fraser & Son were land and commission agents as well as stock, station and produce brokers. From 1884 until 1888 he was Chairman of Committees and carried out the role with "the strictest impartiality and conscientiousness in the discharge of his duties".
Politics
He also held the view however that the government should not subsidise secondary or advanced education since this would not promote self-reliance and independence.
Membership
Fraser was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, during which time he represented three seats: Town Of Brisbane from 1868-1870, Bundamba from 1873-1878, and Brisbane South from 1880-1888. Always sitting and voting with the liberal members of the house and although a dull speaker, he was greatly respected by the other members. Fraser was a member of the Board of Education in 1874, and supported free, secular, compulsory education to primary level
