Gray, George Wilkie
Personal
Birth Date:
3 August 1844 (Sydney, New South Wales)
Death Date:
22 September 1924 (Hamilton, Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Alexander Gray and Margaret (nee Hall)
Family:
(2) Lilian Eleanor MacDonnell on 5 April 1919, (1) Maria Emma Boulderson on 11 February 1871, 2 sons
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Career
Managing Director, Fitzgerald Quinlan & Co; Managing Director, Castlemaine Brewing Co., 1888-1924
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council | NONE | Legislative Council | 23 Aug 1894 | 23 Mar 1922 | Council Abolished |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Minister without Office and Representative of Government in Legislative Council | 7 Dec 1899 | 17 Sep 1903 |
| Minister without Office and Representative of Government in Legislative Council | 12 Oct 1898 | 1 Dec 1899 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Member, Queensland Club; Director: Queensland Trustees, Queensland Sugar Co, Queensland National Bank, Daily Mail, Millaquin Sugar Co, National Mutual Life. Patron of sport particularly athletics, cycling, sailing and cricket
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 193932; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Couchley, B, 'Gray, George Wilkie (1844-1924)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.9, Melbourne University Press, 1983, pp 84-85
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