Demaine, William Halliwell
Personal
Birth Date:
25 February 1859 (Bradford, Yorkshire)
Death Date:
18 August 1939 (Maryborough, Queensland)
Parents:
Joseph Demaine and Elizabeth (nee Halliwell)
Family:
Mary Susannah Preston on 10 January 1880 at Bradford, 4 sons, 5 daughters
Religion:
Agnostic
Career
Apprentice lithographer, Bradford, England; Printer, Uruguay and Argentine, 1874-1879; Founder and editor, Maryborough 'Alert' newspaper, 1898-1939; formed Maryborough General Labourers' Union
Local Government Service:
Alderman, Maryborough, 1896-1900; 1924-1939; Mayor of Maryborough, 1933-1939
Party Positions:
- Delegate, Australian Labour Federation Convention. 1891
- Member, Queensland Central Executive. 1892 - 1939
- President, Queensland Central Executive. 1916 - 1938
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council | ALP | Legislative Council | 10 Oct 1917 | 23 Mar 1922 | Council Abolished |
| Assembly | ALP | Maryborough | 27 Feb 1937 | 2 Apr 1938 |
Additional Information
Notes:
President, Maryborough 8-hour Union, 1882; Member, Maryborough Hospital Board. Trustee; Member, Maryborough Grammar School; Member, Maryborough Fire Board
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 194587 ; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Murphy, D J, 'Demaine, William Halliwell (1859-1939)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 8, Melbourne University Press, 1981, pp 276-277; Hughes, Colin A and BD Graham, Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964, (Canberra: ANU, Department of Political Science, 1974)
[Last Modified: Tuesday, 27 June 2017]