Eric Allpass

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Eric Allpass
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Condamine
In office
29 April 1950 –7 March 1953
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded by Les Diplock
Personal details
Born
Frederic James Allpass

(1889-09-21)21 September 1889
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Died5 April 1977(1977-04-05) (aged 87)
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Political party Country Party
Spouse(s)Florence Marian Guille (m.1921)
Occupation Grazier

Frederic James "Eric" Allpass (21 September 1889 - 5 April 1977) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [1]

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Biography

Allpass was born in Warwick, Queensland, the son of Frederic William Allpass and his wife Isabel Jane (née Merry). He was educated at Laidley State School and on leaving school became a dairy farmer and grazier.

On the 21 November 1921 Allpass married Florence Marian Guille and together had a son and two daughters. He died in April 1977 at Toowoomba. [1]

Public career

At the 1950 Queensland state election, Allpass won the new seat of Condamine for the Country Party, easily defeating his Labor opponent, Michael Lyons. [2] In 1953 however, the new Labor candidate, Les Diplock, turned the tables and defeated Allpass. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 "BRISBANE". The Courier-mail (5078). Queensland, Australia. 9 March 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 14 May 2016– via National Library of Australia.
Parliament of Queensland
New seat Member for Condamine
1950–1953		Succeeded by
Les Diplock
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