Curtis, George Silas
Personal
Birth Date:
19 July 1845 (Tamworth, New South Wales)
Death Date:
6 October 1922 (Sydney, New South Wales)
Parents:
George Curtis and Suzanne (nee Martin)
Family:
Dorinda Ann Parker on 25 May 1895 at Rockhampton, 3 sons, 5 daughters
Education:
Sydney Grammar and Maitland High schools
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Founder, G.S. Curtis & Sons, auctioneers at Rockhampton, 1892; landholder; real estate speculator
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council | ALP | Legislative Council | 3 Jul 1914 | 23 Mar 1922 | Council Abolished |
| Assembly | IND | Rockhampton | 13 May 1893 | 10 Mar 1896 | |
| Assembly | OPP | Rockhampton | 10 Mar 1896 | 3 Aug 1898 | |
| Assembly | IND | Rockhampton | 20 Aug 1898 | 1 Mar 1899 | |
| Assembly | OPP | Rockhampton | 1 Mar 1899 | 11 Mar 1902 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Chairman, Central Queensland Separation League. Interests included horse riding and violin playing
Sources:
Image courtesy of the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 14082; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); McDonald, Lorna L, 'Curtis, George Silas (1845-1922', Australian Dictionary of Biography, volume 8, Melbourne University Press, 1981, pp182-183; Hughes, Colin A and BD Graham, Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964, (Canberra: ANU, Department of Political Science, 1974); Hughes, Colin A and BD Graham, Voting for the House of Representatives 1890-1964, (Canberra: ANU, Department of Political Science, 1974)
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