Australian Dictionary of Biography

20 March 1872
Copperfield, Queensland, Australia

5 November 1961
Gympie, Queensland, Australia

• Scottish

• Presbyterian

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• Bell, George John (work colleague)
• Lyons, Joseph Aloysius (work colleague)
• Cameron, Archie Galbraith (work colleague)
• Jones, Inigo Owen (supported)
• Scullin, James Henry (political adversary)
• Makin, Norman John (political adversary)
• Ward, Edward John (political adversary)
• Isaacs, Isaac Alfred (benefactor)

• Bundaberg State High School (Qld) (student, 1884-1886)

• printer (1887-1894) Queensland, Australia
• journalist (1894-1897) Queensland, Australia
• local government councillor (1899-1902) Queensland, Australia
• local government head (1900-1902) Queensland, Australia
• dairy farmer (1903-1911) New South Wales, Australia
• auctioneer (1905-1917) Queensland, Australia
• real estate agent (1905-1908) Queensland, Australia
• local government councillor (1911-1913) Queensland, Australia
• liberal/conservative politician (1912-1915) Queensland, Australia
• Member of Lower House (1912-1915) Queensland, Australia
• local government councillor (1916-1917) Queensland, Australia
• liberal/conservative politician (1917-1934) Federal, Australia
• local government head (1917-1917) Queensland, Australia
• Member of Lower House (1917-1934) Federal, Australia

• Chamber of Commerce (Gympie, Qld) (member)
• Clermont Hospital Committee (Qld) (member)
• Clermont Rifle Club (Qld) (secretary)
• Gympie Bowling Club (Qld) (member)
• Gympie Hospital Committee (Qld) (member)
• Lismore Rifle Club (NSW) (secretary)
• Oddfellows (member)
• Wide Bay Co-operative Dairy Association (Qld) (honorary secretary)
• Freemasons (member, 1906-1961)
• Gympie Bowling Club (Qld) (president, 1936-1939)

• Peak Downs Telegram (employee, 1887-1897)
• Peak Downs Telegram (managing editor, 1896-1897)
• Clermont Town Council (Qld) (councillor, 1899)
• Clermont Town Council (Qld) (mayor, 1900-1902)
• Gympie Regional Council (Qld) (councillor, 1911-1914)
• Parliament of Queensland (Leg Assembly - member, 1912-1915)
• Gympie Regional Council (Qld) (councillor, 1916-1917)
• Gympie Regional Council (Qld) (mayor, 1917-1917)
• Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1917-1934)
• Parliament of Australia (House Reps - Speaker, 1932-1934)