George Barber | |
Constituency Am1: | Warrego |
Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
Term Start1: | 18 May 1907 |
Term End1: | 24 September 1907 |
Predecessor1: | Patrick Leahy |
Successor1: | Patrick Leahy |
Birth Date: | 1860 |
Birth Place: | Hoo, Kent, England |
Death Date: | 10 April 1932 (aged 72) |
Death Place: | Charleville, Queensland, Australia |
Restingplace: | Charleville Cemetery |
Birthname: | George Barber |
Spouse: | Florence Gifford (d.1922), Mary Ann Toub (m.1923) |
Party: | Labour Party |
Occupation: | Builder |
George Barber (1860 – 10 April 1932) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Barber was born in Hoo, Kent, the son of George Barber Snr. and his wife Fanny (née Parker). After his arrival in Charleville he was a builder.[1]
Barber was twice married, firstly to Florence Gifford whom he married in Canterbury, England, and together had 6 sons and 4 daughters.[1] Florence died in 1922[2] and the next year he married Mary Ann Toub. Barber died in April 1932[1] and was buried in the Charleville Cemetery.[3]
Barber won the seat of Warrego for the Labour Party at the 1907 Queensland state election, defeating the sitting member, Patrick Leahy.[4] Leahy appealed the result based on the fact that Barber was insolvent and the Elections Judge reversed the result and installed Leahy as the member.[5]