Coburn, Arthur
Personal
Birth Date:
13 July 1897 (Ravenswood, Queensland)
Death Date:
29 August 1969 (Ayr, Queensland)
Parents:
William Coburn and Sarah Ann (nee Wood)
Family:
Mildred Gist on 29 Dec 1926
Education:
Ravenswood State School
Religion:
Methodist
Career
Schoolmaster, Maidavale State School, 1924 to 1950; Correspondent, Ayr Advocate and Home Hill Observer, from 1923; Pupil teacher from 1911: taught Mundingburra, Ayr, Bowman and East Brisbane state schools
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | IND | Burdekin | 29 Apr 1950 | 17 May 1969 | Did not contest |
Additional Information
Notes:
President, Lower Burdekin Branch, Queensland Teachers Union; Founder, Methodist Eisteddfod Movement, 1931; Advocate, Burdekin Dam project. Chairman: Ayr Hospital Board; Services Comforts Fund. Past Master, Fuller Masonic Lodge. Office bearer, Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows ; Representative, local Temperance League
Sources:
Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982); Queensland Parliamentary Debates, First session of the 39th Parliament, Vol. 251, pp. 190-192
[Last Modified: Friday, 04 August 2017]