Theodore, Stephen
Personal
Birth Date:
1883 (Port Adelaide, South Australia)
Death Date:
17 October 1950 (Tully, Queensland)
Parents:
Basil Theodore and Annie (nee Tanner)
Family:
Margaret Wallace in 1900 in Kalgoorlie, 4 sons, 3 daughters
Education:
Le Febre's Peninsula Public School, South Australia
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Career
Banana grower, Euromo, Tully, 1950; Director and Chairman, Tully mill; Sugar grower, Tully, 1923; Agricultural worker; Winding-engine driver, Kalgoorlie goldfields; Prospector, Pilbarra goldfields; 1st Class driver's certificate, 1904; Engine driver, Murchison goldfields, Western Australia; Goldminer, Murchinson, Western Australia, 1900; Miner, Broken Hill, New South Wales, 1899
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | ALP | Herbert | 9 Nov 1940 | 29 Apr 1950 | By-election |
Additional Information
Notes:
Secretary and President, Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Union (Kalgoorlie branch). Member: Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Union, 1900; Australian Workers Union. Mr Theodore won the seat of Herbert in a by-election on 9 Nov 1940. However, as that parliament was dissolved on 28 Feb 1941, he did not actually sit in it. He was elected for Herbert at the next election and in that parliament he made his first speech
Sources:
Queensland Parliamentary Debates, Motion of Condolence, First session of the 32nd Parliament, V.198, pp. 727-728 (Brisbane, Qld: Government Printer); Queensland Parliamentary Debates, Address in Reply, First session of the 29th Parliament, V.CLXXVII, pp. 74-77 (Brisbane, Qld: Government Printer); Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982)
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