Plunkett, Thomas Flood (Tom)
Personal
Birth Date:
19 December 1877 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Death Date:
24 December 1957 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Thomas Plunkett and Maria (nee Ryan)
Family:
Margaret Ellen Higgins Deerain on 12 October 1915, 3 sons, 2 daughters
Education:
Tamborine State School; Beaudesert State School; Christian Brothers College, Gregory Terrace, Brisbane
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Career
Pioneer dairy farmer, Beaudesert;
Local Government Service:
Councillor, Beaudesert Shire Council, 1914 to 1932; Chairman, Beaudesert Shire Council, 1915 to 1916
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | CPNP | Albert | 11 May 1929 | 29 Apr 1950 | |
| Assembly | CP | Darlington | 29 Apr 1950 | 3 Aug 1957 | Did not contest |
Additional Information
Notes:
Director and Chairman, Logan and Albert Dairy Association; Foundation Chairman, Dairy Products Cooperative Dairy Co; Director, Murarrie Bacon Co; Director, Australian Equalisation Board; Chairman, Australian Dairy Produce Export Control Board; Member and Deputy Chairman, Queensland Butter Board; Queensland Member, Australian Dairy Council; Member, Primary Development Committee of Development and Migration Commission and CSIRO; President, Queensland Cooperative Dairy Companies Association; Queensland Representative, Commonwealth Dairy Pool Committee, 1915 to 1921; Justice of the Peace; Chairman, QLD-NSW Voluntary Butter Pool, 1922; Member, Australian Dairy Produce Board; Queensland Representative, Stabilisation Committee operating the Paterson Plan; Trustee, Beaudesert Hospital; Trustee and Vice-President, Logan and Albert Agricultural and Pastoral Society; Interests included cricket and football
Sources:
Image sourced from C Lack,Three decades of Queensland Political History, 1929-1960 (1962); Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982)
[Last Modified: Thursday, 31 August 2017]