Bernard McLean

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Bernard McLean
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Bundaberg
In office
11 May 1935 –29 May 1941
Preceded by George Barber
Succeeded by Frank Barnes
Personal details
Born
Bernard McLean

(1884-05-01)1 May 1884
Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Died11 December 1955(1955-12-11) (aged 71)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party Labor
Spouse(s)Gertrude Lewis (m.1909 d.1969)
OccupationRailway guard

Bernard McLean (1 May 1884 - 11 December 1955) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [1]

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Biography

McLean was born at Maryborough, Queensland, the son of Bernard McLean Snr and his wife Mary Ann (née Orr). He was educated at Maryborough Central State School and Maryborough Grammar School before working as a miner in the district. From 1909 until 1936 he worked for the Queensland Railways as a railway guard. [1]

On the 3rd Nov 1909 McLean married Gertrude Lewis (died 1969) [2] and together had a son and two daughters. [1] He died in Brisbane in December 1955. [1]

Public career

Following the retirement of the long-serving George Barber at the 1935 Queensland state election, [3] McLean, a fellow Labor Party member, won the seat of Bundaberg in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [4] He represented the electorate for six years, losing in 1941 to the Andrew Fisher Labourite, Frank Barnes. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Barber — Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Election Was Won On a Minority Vote". The Courier-mail (1432). Queensland, Australia. 4 April 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "DETAILS OF VOTING THROUGHOUT QUEENSLAND". The Courier-mail (2363). Queensland, Australia. 31 March 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 8 May 2016– via National Library of Australia.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
George Barber 		Member for Bundaberg
1935–1941		Succeeded by
Frank Barnes
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