George Lindley

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George Lindley
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Wide Bay
In office
11 March 1902 –18 May 1907
Preceded by Charles Jenkinson
Succeeded by Harry Walker
Personal details
Born
George Lindley

1866
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died19 June 1937 (aged 70)
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Resting place Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery
Nationality Australian
Political partyMinisterialist
Spouse(s)Mary Helen Dawson (m.1896)
Occupation Pastoralist

George Lindley (1866 - 19 June 1937) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [1]

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Biography

Lindley was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of Anthony Bray Lindley and his wife Elizabeth (née Lockington). After arriving in Queensland he worked on his father's pastoral pursuits at Curra, Tiaro and Wide Bay before establishing an auctioneering business in Brisbane in 1903. He then was a real estate agent, working out of Toowoomba. [1]

On 7 October 1896, Lindley married Mary Helen Dawson (died 1951) [2] and together had three sons and one daughter. He died in June [1] of 1937 [2] and was buried in the Presbyterian section of the Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery. [3]

Public life

At the 1902 Queensland state elections, Lindley won the seat of Wide Bay, defeating the sitting member, Charles Jenkinson. [4] He held the seat until he decided not to stand in 1907. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Deceased search — Toowoomba Regional Council. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "WIDE BAY". The Brisbane Courier . [?]III (13, 781). Queensland, Australia. 14 March 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 25 April 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "BURNETT". The Brisbane Courier . LXIII (15, 398). Queensland, Australia. 20 May 1907. p. 6. Retrieved 25 April 2016– via National Library of Australia.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Charles Jenkinson 		Member for Wide Bay
1902–1907		Succeeded by
Harry Walker
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