Gilmore, Thomas Vernon (Tom)
Personal
Birth Date:
7 May 1908 (Wolfram Camp, Queensland)
Death Date:
14 November 1994 (, Queensland)
Parents:
John Gilmore and Jane (nee Shead)
Family:
Anne Campbell MacDonald on 12 September 1936, 1 son, 2 daughters
Education:
Cairns State School
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Clerk, Cairns Harbour Board; Locomotive worker, Mulgrave sugar mill; Ambulance bearer; Sugarcane farmer, Babinda ; Tobacco farmer, Emerald Creek
Military Service:
Mr Gilmore served in the Royal Australian Air Force from 1942 to 1947
Party Positions:
- Chairman, local branch.
- Member, central committee.
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | CP | Tablelands | 3 Aug 1957 | 1 Jun 1963 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Mr Gimore was 'a pioneer and a fighter for the tobacco industry'; Member, Queensland Tobacco Leaf Marketing Board,1948 to 1954 and Chairman, 1960 to 1963; Chairman, North Queensland Tobacco Growers Cooperative, 1954; committee member and president, Mareeba and District Rodeo Association; Member, Brahman Cattle Breeders Association
Sources:
Waterson, DB and John Arnold, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982)
[Last Modified: Friday, 07 July 2017]