Farrell, David John
Personal
Birth Date:
5 September 1891 (Eidsvold, Queensland)
Death Date:
17 August 1953 (Maryborough, Queensland)
Parents:
Joseph McKinnon Farrell and Mary (nee McLaclan)
Family:
Margretta Maud Lillian McKenzie on 12 June 1923
Education:
Howard State School
Religion:
Presbyterian
Career
Engine driver; Pit boy, Queensland Colliery Co.
Military Service:
Served 1st AIF, Sgt 42 Battalion, France, 1914 to 1918
Party Positions:
- President and Secretary, Howard Branch.
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | ALP | Maryborough | 2 Apr 1938 | 17 Aug 1953 | Died in office |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman of Committees | 10 Oct 1950 | 17 Aug 1953 |
| Acting Chairman of Committees | 29 Aug 1950 | 4 Aug 1950 |
| Temporary Chairman of Committees | 2 Aug 1950 | 28 Aug 1950 |
| Government Whip | 24 Apr 1944 | 28 Aug 1950 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests included golf and bowls. Member: Maryborough Hospital Board , Doon Villa Bowling Club. Secretary: Burrum District Hospital Board, Burrum District Medical Association, and Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association (Howard Branch). Founding Secretary, Howard Golf Club. Auditor, Howard Returned Sailor's, Soldier's and Airmen's Imperial League of Australia. Freemason (Provincial Grand Master)
Sources:
Image courtesy of the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Image: 702692-160603-s0023-0021; Bernays, Charles Arrowsmith, Queensland: Our Seventh Political Decade (Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1931); Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982); Queensland Parliamentary Debates, Motion of Condolence, First session of the 33rd Parliament, Vol. 206, 18 Aug 1953, pp. 58-60 (Brisbane Qld: Government Printers); The Courier-Mail, 'Mr Farrell, MLA, dies', 18 Aug 1953; The Courier-Mail, 'New Faces in The House', 4 Apr 1938, p. 3.; Lack, Clem, Three Decades of Queensland Political History, 1929-1960 (Brisbane: Government Printer, 1962); Alexander, J.A., Who's Who in Australia, XIVth edition, 1950, p. 251 (Melbourne, Vic: Colorgravure Publications, The Herald)
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