Donald, James (Jim)
Personal
Birth Date:
1 June 1895 (Redbank, Queensland)
Death Date:
4 May 1976 (Ipswich, Queensland)
Parents:
Andrew Donald and Jessie(nee Simpson)
Family:
(2) Hilda Thomlinson on 11 July 1960, (1) Mary J Dobbie on 27 September 1916, 1 son, 1 daughter
Education:
Redbank State School; Ipswich State School; Ipswich Technical College
Religion:
Presbyterian
Career
Trade Teacher, Ipswich Technical College; Winding engine driver, mining industry; Apprentice cabinet-maker
Party Positions:
- President, Booval Branch.
- Secretary, Parliamentary Labor Party. 1947 - 1969
- Member, Federal Conference, ALP. 1960
- Member, Queensland Central Executive.
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | ALP | Bremer | 25 May 1946 | 28 May 1960 | |
| Assembly | ALP | Ipswich East | 28 May 1960 | 17 May 1969 | Did not contest |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition | 14 Apr 1958 | 17 Aug 1958 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests included cricket, football, tennis and bowls. President: Queensland Furnishing Trades Society, 1916; Ipswich and West Moreton Cricket Association. Secretary, Queensland Miners Union. Vice-President and Secretary, Queensland Colliery Employees Union. Member, Ipswich District Hospital Board. Representative, Ipswich Cricket and Rugby League. Mr Donald was a temporance advocate. Mr Donald was a member of the Queensland Parliament for 23 years, 21 years of which he was secretary of the State Parliamentary Party
Sources:
Queensland Parliamentary Debates, Third Session of the 41st Parliament, Vol 271, pp. 8-14; Morgan, Dan, Telegraph, 'Labour hopes that he'll be a "CABINET" maker again', 17 Apr 1958; Legge, J.S., Who's Who in Australia, XXth Edition, 1971 (Melbourne, Vic: The Herald and Weekly Times Limited), p. 282; Hughes, Colin A and BD Graham, Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964, (Canberra: ANU, Department of Political Science, 1974); Lack, Clem, Three Decades of Queensland Political History, 1929-1960 (Brisbane: Government Printer, 1962); Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982)
[Last Modified: Tuesday, 27 June 2017]