Complex sentence: In 1862 Gregory went to Queensland and was for some years commissioner of crown lands and a member of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1874, and for a short period in 1883 was postmaster-general.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1862 Gregory went to Queensland and was for some years commissioner of crown lands. He became a member of the Queensland Legislative Council in 1874, and for a short period in 1883 was postmaster-general.