Agnew, George

Personal

Agnew, George
Birth Date: 14 June 1853 (Manchester)
Death Date: 19 December 1934 (Sandgate, Queensland)
Parents: Hugh Agnew and Eliza (nee Byron)
Family: Mary Elizabeth Walmsley on 19 February 1880, 4 sons, 4 daughters
Religion: Roman Catholic

Career

Manchester and Ashbury railway works; Migrated to Sydney New South Wales in 1880 and then to Brisbane Queensland 1882; Managing director, Queensland Railway Carriage, Wagon & Tramcar Company; Director, Queensland Deposit and Grassdale Land Company

Local Government Service: Alderman Sandgate

Parliamentary Representation

House Party Electorate From To Elected/Departure Reason
Assembly NONE Nundah 10 May 1888 21 Mar 1896

Additional Information

Notes: Political alliance with McIlwraith 
Sources: Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
[Last Modified: Tuesday, 30 October 2018]