Complex sentence: He resigned as the member for Western Downs in November 1873 and was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council in 1874 however the seat was declared vacant three years later as Ramsay had spent most of this period in England.
Split into simpler sentences: He resigned as the member for Western Downs in November 1873 and was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council in 1874. However, the seat was declared vacant three years later as Ramsay had by then spent most of this period in England.