Decker, Eric Paul
Personal
Birth Date:
22 November 1896 (Roma, Queensland)
Death Date:
7 July 1970 (Sandgate, Queensland)
Parents:
Edward Herman Decker and Kate (nee Johnson)
Family:
Eden Templeton Kemp on 18 September 1926, 1 son, 1 daughter
Education:
Queensland state schools; Brisbane Grammar School
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Real estate agent; Auctioneer and commission agent
Local Government Service:
Alderman, Brisbane City Council, 1931 to 1941; Chairman, Brisbane City Council Works Committee, 1939 to 1940
Military Service:
Served in 1st AIF 1916 to 1919, 15th Battalion; Appointed Lance Corporal, June 1917
Parliamentary Representation
House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assembly | CP | Sandgate | 29 Mar 1941 | 15 Apr 1944 | |
Assembly | QPP | Sandgate | 15 Apr 1944 | 29 Apr 1950 | |
Assembly | LIB | Sandgate | 29 Apr 1950 | 7 Mar 1953 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests included fishing, motoring and shooting; As a member of parliament, he voted against an increase in salary for parliamentarians and although the salary bill passed he did not accept the increased salary
Sources:
Image courtesy of the Brisbane City Council, Identifier: BCC-B120-32629; 'Boat over, 2 missing', Courier-Mail, 8 July 1970; Waterson, DB and John Arnold, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982)
[Last Modified: Monday, 22 October 2018]