Larcombe, James
Personal
Birth Date:
25 April 1884 (Rockhampton, Queensland)
Death Date:
21 June 1957 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
James Larcombe and Mary (nee Lee)
Education:
Jenkins Private School, Rockhampton
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Retail butcher
Party Positions:
- Member, QLP Central Executive. 1916 - 1918
- Member, QLP Central Executive. 1943 - 1944
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | ALP | Keppel | 27 Apr 1912 | 11 May 1929 | |
| Assembly | ALP | Rockhampton | 11 Jun 1932 | 19 May 1956 | Did not contest |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney-General | 10 May 1950 | 10 Mar 1952 |
| Treasurer | 7 Mar 1946 | 10 May 1950 |
| Secretary for Public Instruction | 27 Apr 1944 | 7 Mar 1946 |
| Minister for Transport | 4 Aug 1939 | 27 Apr 1944 |
| Secretary for Mines | 12 Apr 1939 | 4 Aug 1939 |
| Secretary for Railways | 7 Apr 1920 | 21 May 1929 |
| Secretary for Public Works | 22 Oct 1919 | 7 Apr 1920 |
| Minister without Office | 9 Sep 1919 | 22 Oct 1919 |
Additional Information
Notes:
President: Rockhampton Workers Political Organisation; Rockhampton Rugby League; Patron, Queensland Rugby League, 1919 to 1932; Mr Larcombe was a strong anti-conscriptionist and in 1916 was elected as one of six delegates to attend a special interstate conference on conscription called by the federal executive
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg:68211; Queensland Parliamentary Debates, Motion of condolence, First session of the 35th Parliament, Vol. 218, pp. 16-18 (Brisbane, Qld: Government Printer); Queensland Government Gazette, 'vol XCXV, No. 61, 22 Jun 1957, pp. 1131-1132; Murphy, DJ, T.J. Ryan A Political Biography (University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, 1975); Murphy, DJ and RB Joyce, eds, Queensland Political Portraits, 1859-1952 (St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1972); Nairn, Bede and G Serle, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 9 : 1891-1939, Gil-Las, pp. 672-673 (Melbourne, Vic: Melbourne University Press); Bernays, Charles Arrowsmith, Queensland: Our Seventh Political Decade (Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1931); Bernays, Charles Arrowsmith, Queensland Politics During Sixty (1859-1919) Years (Brisbane: A.J. Cummings, Government Printer, 1920); Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982)
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