Francis Kenna Explained

Francis Kenna
Constituency Am1:Bowen
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:11 March 1902
Term End1:2 October 1909
Predecessor1:Robert Smith
Successor1:Myles Ferricks
Birth Date:1865 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Death Place:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Restingplace:Lutwyche Cemetery
Birthname:Francis Kenna
Nationality:Australian
Party:Labor (1902-1907)
Kidstonites (1907-1908)
Ind. Opposition (1908-1909)
Spouse:Edith Elvira Stamp
Occupation:Poet, journalist

Francis Kenna (21 September 1865 – 23 June 1932),[1] was an Australian poet, journalist, and Labor Member of the Legislative Assembly in Queensland. He edited the "Brisbane Worker".

He published Banjo, of the Overflow, a parody of Banjo Paterson's Clancy of the Overflow in 1892, as part of the Bulletin Debate about the true nature of life in the Australian bush. Like many of his poems (including those later published in Phases), it was first published in the Sydney Bulletin.

In 1907 he married Edith Elvira Stamp; they had two sons, Herbert and Vernon.[2] Kenna died in 1932 and was buried in Lutwyche Cemetery.[3]

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  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 1 February 2015.
  2. News: Family Notices. . . 24 June 1932 . 1 February 2015 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  3. https://online.brisbane.qld.gov.au/cemeteries/cemeteries_step3.jsp?mapdisplay=41843 Kenna Francis
  4. Web site: Songs of a Season . National Library of Australia. 16 June 2023.
  5. Web site: Phases . National Library of Australia. 16 June 2023.
  6. Web site: Xmas Magazine . National Library of Australia. 16 June 2023.