Gunn, Donald
Personal
Birth Date:
19 February 1856 (Burnima, near Bombala, New South Wales)
Death Date:
24 July 1943 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Donald Gunn and Anna Sophia (nee Hughes)
Family:
Mary Anne Rattray Deuchar on 29 December 1880, 3 sons, 2 daughters
Education:
Warwick State School; Brisbane Grammar School; National School, Warwick
Religion:
Presbyterian
Career
Overseer and Manager, Pikedale Station, Darling Downs, 1873-1886; Manager, Glenlyon Station
Local Government Service:
Member and chairman, Waggamba Shire Council, 1906
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | IND | Carnarvon | 18 May 1907 | 1 Oct 1909 | |
| Assembly | MIN | Carnarvon | 2 Oct 1909 | 21 May 1915 | |
| Assembly | LIB | Carnarvon | 22 May 1915 | 15 Mar 1918 | |
| Assembly | NAT | Carnarvon | 16 Mar 1918 | 9 Oct 1920 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Member, Royal Geographical Society Queensland; Member, United Graziers' Association; President, Goondiwindi Show Society; championed small grazier and selector and advocated railway extension and prickly pear eradication
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 196151; 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)
[Last Modified: Monday, 01 January 0001]