Ted Row Explained

Ted Row
Constituency Am1:Hinchinbrook
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:27 May 1972
Term End1:2 December 1989
Predecessor1:John Row
Successor1:Marc Rowell
Birth Date:26 March 1923
Birth Place:Ingham, Queensland, Australia
Death Place:Oxley, Queensland, Australia
Restingplace:Brookfield Cemetery
Birthname:Edward Charles Row
Nationality:Australian
Party:Country Party/National Party
Spouse:Constance Battie (m.1950
Relations:Sir John Row (uncle)

Edward Charles "Ted" Row (26 March 1923  - 4 July 2007) was an Australian politician.

Early life

Row was born in Ingham to Edward Dunlop Row and Ida Jesse, née Kilpatrick. He was educated at Trebonne State School and then Queensland Agricultural High School.

Politics

A canegrower, he served on Hinchinbrook Shire Council from 1962 to 1972. In 1972 he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the National Party member for Hinchinbrook, succeeding his uncle, John Row. Although he never sat on the front bench, he did serve as Chairman of Committees from 1983. Row continued as an MP until his retirement in 1989.[1]

Later life

Row died in Oxley in 2007[1] and was buried in Brookfield Cemetery.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 7 February 2015.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20150207140539/https://online.brisbane.qld.gov.au/cemeteries/cemeteries_step3.jsp?mapdisplay=12051 Row Edward Charles