Carroll, Robert Joseph
Personal
Birth Date:
16 June 1877 (Dublin)
Death Date:
7 February 1940 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Robert Carroll
Family:
Edith Maude Robinson on 28 March 1904 at Capetown South Africa, 2 sons and 1 daughter
Education:
St. Joseph's College, Brisbane
Religion:
Agnostic
Career
Apprentice marine engineer, Australian United Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.; Engineer, Natal railway, Kimberley Transvaal mines; Organiser, Amalgamated Engineering Union for Northern and Central Queensland, 1913; State organiser, Australian Labor Party
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council | ALP | Legislative Council | 19 Feb 1920 | 23 Mar 1922 | Council Abolished |
Additional Information
Notes:
Robert Carroll requested his body to be donated to the University of Queensland medical school. Contested the Senate, 1934. Imprisoned for sedition for opposing conscription, 1919. Secretary, Queensland Central Executive, 1937. Director, Labour Daily Newspaper Co., 1918 to 1936. Member, Bureau of Industry and Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade. University of Queensland senate, 1920 to 1940
Sources:
Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Murphy, DJ, 'Carroll, Robert Joseph (1877-1940)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.7, Melbourne University Press, 1979, pp.573-574
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