Reid, Matthew

Personal

Reid, Matthew
Birth Date: 30 September 1856 (Dalmellington, Ayrshire)
Death Date: 28 August 1947 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents: Elizabeth Reid
Family: Mary Smart in London on 24 June 1879, 1 son, 2 daughters
Religion: Theosophist

Career

Trained as carpenter, Glasgow and London; Member, Social Demographic Federation; Became tailor and outfitter, from 1902; Chairman of Royal Commission into Cockatoo Island Dockyard, 1921

Party Positions:
  1. Organizer. 1907 - 1909
  2. Chairman of central political executive.

Parliamentary Representation

House Party Electorate From To Elected/Departure Reason
Assembly ALP Toowong 29 Apr 1893 21 Mar 1896
Assembly ALP Enoggera 23 Dec 1899 11 Mar 1902 By-election

Additional Information

Notes: In 1893 Reid became Toowong's first and only ALP member in the Legislative Assembly; During World War I he supported conscription and joined the National Party; In 1924 he called for the enfranchisement of resident Indians in Australia
Sources: Imaged courtesy of the National Library of Australia nla.obj-136836535; Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol II: 1891-1939; Waterson, D B, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
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