Carey, Cecil Charles (Cec)

Personal

Carey, Cecil Charles  (Cec)
Birth Date: 21 September 1907 (Toowoomba, Queensland)
Death Date: 26 December 1969 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents: Richard Cecil Carey and Mary Jane (nee Mason)
Family: Melba May Pain on 18 July 1936, 1 son and 1 daughter
Education: Southport State Primary and High Schools
Religion: Church of England

Career

Owner and manager, 500-acre dairy farm, Mudgeeraba; Director, Wood's Transport and W Wood Holdings Pty Ltd; Chairman, Cecil C Carey Pty Ltd, 1956; Manager, Father's grocery business, 1934

Parliamentary Representation

House Party Electorate From To Elected/Departure Reason
Assembly CP Albert 28 May 1960 26 Dec 1969 Died in office

Additional Information

Notes: Interests include yachting, farming and fishing. Member: Totalizator Agency Board, Queensland, since 1962; Southport Rotary Club; Huntington Country Club; Southport Yacht Club; Southport Bowls Club; Musgrave Hill Bowls Club; Gold Coast Turf Club; and Gold Coast Branch of the Red Cross, Queensland Division. Patron: Gold Coast City Band; Gold Coast Amateur Basketball Association; and Surf Life Saving Association (Gold Coast City Branch). Life Member, Southport-Main Beach Chamber of Commerce. Committee Member, Gold Coast Rugby League. President: Gold Coast Senior Citizens Social Club; Queensland Retail Traders' Association, 1955 to 1963; and Queensland Trotting Association. Chairman, Aid the Aged Committee, since 1965. Federal President, Master Grocers and Storekeepers' Association, 1956 to 1959. State President, Southport Traders Association. Employers Representative, State Employment Exchange Board. First President, Queensland Trotting Control League
Sources: Courier-Mail, 27 December 1969
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