Harold Taylor (Australian politician) explained

Harold Taylor
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Constituency Am1:Hamilton
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:3 May 1947
Term End1:29 Apr 1950
Predecessor1:John Beals Chandler
Successor1:Seat abolished
Constituency Am2:Clayfield
Assembly2:Queensland Legislative
Term Start2:29 Apr 1950
Term End2:1 Jun 1963
Predecessor2:New seat
Successor2:John Murray
Birth Date:25 February 1892
Birth Place:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Death Place:Redland Bay, Queensland, Australia
Birthname:Harold Bourne Taylor
Nationality:Australian
Party:Liberal Party
Otherparty:QPP
Spouse:Jean Cox (m.1915 d.1955), Dulcie Irene George (m.1956 d.1987)
Occupation:Company executive

Harold Bourne "Squizzy" Taylor (25 February 1892 – 6 December 1972) was a Company executive and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

Taylor was born in Brisbane to parents John Taylor and his wife Ada Jeannie (née Bourne). He was educated at Brisbane Boys' Central School and in World War I fought in Egypt and Gallipoli. He commanded the 27th Battery AIF from 1916 to 1917 and was mentioned in dispatches and wounded in 1917. He was then promoted to major and awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1918. from 1918 until 1919 he was a member of the Brisbane Military Censorship Committee.

In World War II he was Commander of 2nd AIF Artillery Reinforcements Training Regiment in 1941 to 1942. In civilian life he was an Executive with Burns Philp Ltd in 1927, and manager of Smiths Ltd in 1932.

In 1915 Taylor married Jean Cox.[1] Jean died in 1955[2] and in January the following year he remarried, this time to Dulcie Irene George[1] (died 1987).[3] Harold Taylor died in December 1972 at Redland Bay[1] and was cremated at Mt Thompson Crematorium.[3]

Public career

In 1947, Taylor, at first a member of the QPP and then the Liberal Party from 1948, easily won the seat of Hamilton at that year's state election.[4] Hamilton was abolished before the 1950 state election and he then stood for and won the new seat of Clayfield. He remained the member for Clayfield until his retirement from politics in 1963.[1] From 1957 until 1963 he was the Chairman of Committees. He was a member of many associations including the Queensland Library Board, the United Service Club of Babinda, the Royal Queensland Golf Club; and National Association of Left-hand Golfers of Australia. He was President of the Babinda Chamber of Commerce and Returned and Services League of Australia (South-East District branch) in 1919 and from 1929 to 1931. He was also an Executive of the Social Service League during the Great Depression.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 2 April 2016.
  2. https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/ Family history research
  3. http://www.heavenaddress.com/restingplace/harold-b-taylor/375492 Harold B Taylor (- 1972)
  4. News: How State Voted For New Parliament . . 3258 . Queensland, Australia . 5 May 1947 . 2 April 2016 . 6 . National Library of Australia.