Barnes, Louis Joseph (Joseph)
Personal
Birth Date:
13 January 1906 (Gympie, Queensland)
Death Date:
2 June 1983 (Southport, Queensland)
Parents:
George Daniel Barnes and Bridget Maria (nee Gorey)
Family:
Muriel Eileen Burke on 24 April 1934, 2 sons
Education:
Christian Brothers' College, Gympie
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Career
Men's mercery, Beaudesert, 1947 to 1975; Market gardener, Beaudesert; Leased Queen's Hotel, Maryborough; Traveller, Castlemaine Brewery; Wholesale tea merchant, 1932
Local Government Service:
Alderman, Gold Coast City Council, 1949 to 1952
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | KOML | Cairns | 31 Oct 1942 | 3 May 1947 | By-election |
Additional Information
Notes:
Louis Joseph Barnes was also known as Lewis Gabriel Barnes. Interests included golf, bowls and game fishing. President, St Vincent de Paul Society and founder of first branch in Southport; President, Boys Town Appeal, Beaudesert
Sources:
Costar, BJ, Barnes, Lewis Gabriel (Lou) (1907–1983), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University; The Gold Coast Bulletin, Funeral notice, 4 Jun 1983; Lack, Clem, Three Decades of Queensland Political History, 1929-1960 (Brisbane: Government Printer, 1962); Alexander, JA, Who's Who in Australia, XIVth edition, 1950, p. 68 (Melbourne, Vic: Colorgravure Publications, the Herald)
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