George Lindley Explained

George Lindley
Constituency Am1:Wide Bay
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:11 March 1902
Term End1:18 May 1907
Predecessor1:Charles Jenkinson
Successor1:Harry Walker
Birth Date:1866
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Death Date:19 June 1937 (aged 70)
Death Place:Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Restingplace:Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery
Birthname:George Lindley
Nationality:Australian
Party:Ministerialist
Spouse:Mary Helen Dawson (m.1896)
Occupation:Pastoralist

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

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) 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 25 April 2016.
  2. https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/ Family history research
  3. http://www.tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/cemeteries/deceased-search/burial/22688 Deceased search
  4. News: WIDE BAY. . . [?]III . 13,781 . Queensland, Australia . 14 March 1902 . 25 April 2016 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: BURNETT. . . LXIII . 15,398 . Queensland, Australia . 20 May 1907 . 25 April 2016 . 6 . National Library of Australia.