Thomas Spencer | |
Constituency Am1: | Maranoa |
Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
Term Start1: | 27 August 1904 |
Term End1: | 18 May 1907 |
Predecessor1: | Arthur Rutledge |
Successor1: | John Hunter |
Term Start2: | 20 Dec 1919 |
Term End2: | 9 Oct 1920 |
Predecessor2: | John Hunter |
Successor2: | Charles Conroy |
Birth Date: | 1 December 1860 |
Birth Place: | Barraba, New South Wales, Australia |
Death Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Restingplace: | Rookwood Cemetery |
Birthname: | Thomas Alfred Spencer |
Nationality: | Australian |
Otherparty: | Ministerialist |
Spouse: | Lily McPherson Gordon (m.1898 d.1957) |
Occupation: | Station owner |
Thomas Alfred Spencer (1 December 1860 - 10 June 1937) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Spencer was born at Barraba, New South Wales, the son of Charles Spencer, a Church of England clergyman and rector of Roma, and his wife Susan (née Dowling). He was educated at Roma State School and also received private tuition. He was the part-owner or owner of Redford, Dalmally, Foyle View and Morocco South stations.[1]
In 1898 he married Lily McPherson Gordon (died 1957) in Sydney and together had two sons and one daughter.[1] Spencer died in Sydney in June 1937 as a result of an automobile accident which occurred several days earlier.[2] His funeral proceeded from St Mark's Church of England, Darling Point to the Rookwood Cemetery.[3]
Spencer represented the seat of Maranoa in the Queensland Legislative Assembly on two separate occasions. The first was from the 1904 state election, where as a member of the Ministerialists he defeated his Labour opponent.[4] He was defeated three years later in 1907 by John Hunter.
The second time he held Maranoa was at the by-election in 1919 to replace the previous member, John Hunter, who had resigned from the seat to take up the role of agent-general for Queensland in England.[5] He was once again defeated, this time by Labor's Charles Conroy at the state election held less than a year later.[6]