Macartney, Edward Henry
Personal
Birth Date:
24 January 1863 (Holywood, County Down)
Death Date:
24 February 1956 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
William Isaac Macartney and Henrietta (nee Dare)
Family:
Caroline Tottenham Lucas Cardew on 4 July 1888 at Brisbane, 2 sons
Education:
Holywood, Enniskillen, Gracehill and Dublin schools
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Staff, Queensland National Bank at Maryborough, Ipswich, Normanton and Townsville branches; Articled clerk, Brisbane and Maryborough, 1885 to 1891; Notary public, 1894; Chairman Director, National Bank of Australasia
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | MIN | Toowong | 24 Nov 1900 | 27 Aug 1904 | |
| Assembly | OPP | Toowong | 27 Aug 1904 | 5 Feb 1908 | |
| Assembly | MIN | Brisbane North | 2 Oct 1909 | 15 Sep 1911 | |
| Assembly | MIN | Toowong | 16 Sep 1911 | 22 May 1915 | |
| Assembly | LIB | Toowong | 22 May 1915 | 15 Mar 1918 | |
| Assembly | NAT | Toowong | 16 Mar 1918 | 9 Oct 1920 |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary for Public Lands | 7 Feb 1911 | 11 Dec 1912 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Director, Brisbane Newspaper Co; Director, Australian Mutual Provident Society; Director, Finney Isles & Co; Member, Queensland Club; President, Brisbane Golf Club
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 94527; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Johnston, W Ross, 'Macartney, Sir Edward Henry (1863-1956)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 10, Melbourne University Press, 1986, pp200-201; Hughes, Colin A and BD Graham, Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964, (Canberra: ANU, Department of Political Science, 1974)
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