Morgan, Arthur
Personal
Birth Date:
19 September 1856 (Rosenthal, Warwick, Queensland)
Death Date:
20 December 1916 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
James Morgan and Kate (nee Barton)
Family:
Alice Augusta Clinton on 26 July 1880, 5 sons, 3 daughters
Education:
Warwick State School
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Proprietor and editor, 'Warwick Argus'; Lieutenant-Governor of Queensland, 1908
Local Government Service:
Alderman, Warwick; Mayor of Warwick, 1886 to 1889
Parliamentary Representation
House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Council | NONE | Legislative Council | 19 Jan 1906 | 20 Dec 1916 | Died in office |
Assembly | MIN | Warwick | 18 Jul 1887 | 18 Apr 1893 | |
Assembly | OPP | Warwick | 18 Apr 1893 | 4 Apr 1896 | Did not contest |
Assembly | OPP | Warwick | 22 Oct 1898 | 1 Mar 1899 | |
Assembly | MIN | Warwick | 1 Mar 1899 | 19 Jan 1906 |
Parliamentary Service
Description | From | To |
---|---|---|
President of the Legislative Council | 19 Jan 1906 | 19 Dec 1916 |
Premier, Chief Secretary and Secretary for Railways | 17 Sep 1903 | 19 Jan 1906 |
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly | 16 May 1899 | 15 Sep 1903 |
Chairman of Committees for the Legislative Assembly | 2 Jul 1891 | 5 Apr 1893 |
Additional Information
Notes:
President, Queensland National Assocation, 1898; Member, Eastern Downs Agricultural and Horticultural Association, Warwick School of Arts and Warwick Hospital; President: Royal Historical Society, Royal Geographical Society, Acclimatisation Society of Southern Queensland
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 34265 ; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Kirkpatrick, R, 'Morgan, Sir Arthur (1856-1916)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.10, Melbourne University Press, 1986; Hughes, Colin A and BD Graham, Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964, (Canberra: ANU, Department of Political Science, 1974)
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