Reginald King

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Reginald King
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Reginald MacDonnell King, 1929
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Logan
In office
9 October 1920 –8 May 1935
Spouse
Helena Mary Hewson
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(m. 1895⁠–⁠1955)​
Children5
Parent(s)Thomas Mulhall King
Jane Maria
Education Brisbane Grammar School
Occupation

Reginald MacDonnell King (1869–1955) was a solicitor politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [1]

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Early life

Reginald MacDonnell King was born on 9 April 1869 in Brisbane, the son of Thomas Mulhall King (Auditor-General of Queensland 1901–06) and his wife Jane Maria (née Macdonnell). He was educated at South Brisbane State School. In 1883, he won a scholarship to Brisbane Grammar School for his further studies. [2] [3]

King trained as a solicitor articled to Alfred Glassford Unmack. In 1893 he entered a partnership with George Hoydon Howard Gill, specialising in local government law. [1]

Politics

Reginald King was a member of the Coorparoo Shire Council from 1896 to 1927, being elected Chairman on 9 times from 1898. [1]

Reginald King was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the electoral district of Logan at the 1920 election. He held the seat until 11 May 1935 (the 1935 election), when he was defeated because of the redistribution of the Logan electorate. [4] [5]

During this time, he was a member of the National Party, the Queensland United Party and the Country and Progressive National Party. He was Secretary for Public Works and Public Instruction from 21 May 1929 to 17 June 1932. [4] [5]

Later life

In retirement, Reginald King was a keen gardener. [6] Reginald King died on 7 September 1955 in Brisbane. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "King, Reginald Macdonnell". Re-Member Database. Queensland Parliament . Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "GRAMMAR SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS". The Brisbane Courier . National Library of Australia. 26 January 1883. p. 5. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Queensland Auditors-General: From 1860 to 2011" (PDF). Queensland Audit Office. Queensland Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. 1 2 "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "DAY by DAY". The Courier-Mail . Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 5 April 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

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