Pease, Percy
Personal
Birth Date:
29 July 1876 (Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland)
Death Date:
17 September 1940 (Cairns, Queensland)
Parents:
Cuthbert Pease and Sarah Emily (nee Nice)
Family:
Agnes Ellen O'Brien on 22 January 1898, 1 son, 4 daughters
Education:
Townsville West State School
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Career
Clerk, Burns Philp & Co.; Established (with brother) merchant and timber firm, Cairns; Employee, Samuel Allen & Sons, Townsville; Business Manager, Cairns; Forwarding Manager, Chillagoe Co., Mareeba, 1897; Manager, Wright, Heaton and Co.; Manager, John Cairns & Co.; Manager, Cairns Post
Local Government Service:
Alderman, Cairns City Council, 1916
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | ALP | Herbert | 10 Apr 1920 | 17 Sep 1940 | Died in Office |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Premier and Secretary for Public Lands | 17 Jun 1932 | 17 Sep 1940 |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition | 21 May 1929 | 11 Jun 1932 |
Additional Information
Notes:
He is commemorated by a tablet set in rockface on the highest point of Kirrama Range Road beyond Cardwell and a memorial stone at Pease Park, Innisfail
Sources:
'Labor Stalwart Dies', The Courier-Mail, 18 September 1940; Murphy, DJ, RB Joyce and Colin A Hughes, eds., Labor in Power: the Labor Party and Governments in Queensland, 1915-57 (St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1980); Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 30 August 2017]