Bell, Ernest Thomas
Personal
Birth Date:
31 March 1880 ('Camboon', Dawson, Queensland)
Death Date:
2 May 1930 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
John Thomas Marsh Bell and Gertrude Augusta (nee Norton)
Family:
Pauline Eva Taylor on 17 August 1910 in Brisbane, 1 son, 3 daughters
Education:
Toowoomba Boys' Grammar School; Ipswich Boys' Grammar School
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Manager, Combargno Station, Roma, 1900; Acquired Planet Downs Station, 1913
Local Government Service:
Member, Goolman Shire Council
Parliamentary Representation
House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assembly | MIN | Fassifern | 24 Apr 1913 | 21 May 1915 | By-election |
Assembly | LIB | Fassifern | 22 May 1915 | 15 Mar 1918 | |
Assembly | NAT | Fassifern | 16 Mar 1918 | 8 Oct 1920 | |
Assembly | CNC | Fassifern | 9 Oct 1920 | 11 May 1923 | |
Assembly | UAP | Fassifern | 12 May 1923 | 7 May 1926 | |
Assembly | CPNP | Fassifern | 8 May 1926 | 2 May 1930 | Died in Office |
Additional Information
Notes:
President, Fassifern Agricultural and Pastoral Association; Chairman, Australian Meat Council; Chairman, Queensland Meat Advisory Board; Chairman, Overseas Transport Committee; Chairman, Cattle Council; Chairman, United Graziers' Association of Queensland; Chairman, Queensland Board of the National Bank Australia; President, Queensland Stockowners' Association
Sources:
Image sourced from 'The History of Queensland: It's people and industries: An historical and commercial review, an epitome of progress" by Matthew J Fox, 1919; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); 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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