Paget, Walter Trueman
Personal
Birth Date:
7 February 1854 (Whitechapel, London)
Death Date:
23 December 1930 (Mooloolah, Queensland)
Parents:
Arthur Paget and Esther (nee Gray)
Family:
(2) Alice Elizabeth Ruth Haden on 11 April 1889 in Adelaide, 2 sons, 2 daughters, (1) Minnie Jane Downing on 9 August 1884
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Worker and manager, sugar plant and mill, 1882-1902; President, Mackay Harbour Board
Local Government Service:
Member and Chairman, Pioneer Divisional Board, 1885-1889
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | MIN | Mackay | 25 May 1901 | 27 Aug 1904 | By-election |
| Assembly | OPP | Mackay | 27 Aug 1904 | 5 Feb 1908 | |
| Assembly | MIN | Mackay | 5 Feb 1908 | 22 May 1915 | Did not contest |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary for Railways | 7 Feb 1911 | 6 Apr 1915 |
| Secretary for Railways and Agriculture | 29 Oct 1908 | 7 Feb 1911 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Member, Railway League; Member, Anti-Bounty League; Member, Hospital Board
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg:195962; 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); Gill, J C H, 'Paget, Walter Trueman (1954-1930)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.11, Melbourne University Press, 1988, pp 124-125
[Last Modified: Tuesday, 29 August 2017]