Wordsworth, Carlisle Favell
Personal
Birth Date:
21 October 1908 (Mount Molloy, Queensland)
Death Date:
7 May 1960 (Gordonvale, Queensland)
Parents:
Arthur John Wordsworth and Lillian Justitia (nee Carlisle)
Family:
Ailsa Mary Williams on 8 September 1934 in Cairns, 2 sons (1 son dec.)
Education:
Gordonvale State School; Cairns High School (night classes)
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Industrial Advocate, Queensland Cane Growers Association; District Secretary, Cairns Cane Growers Association, 1954; Industrial Officer, Australian Sugar Producers Association, 1953; Secretary, Mulgrave and Hambledon Mill Suppliers Committee; Traveller, International Boring Company, 1949; Employee, Mulgrave Cooperative Sugar Mill, 1928 to 1940; Manager, Hardware Department, Armstrong Ledlie and Stillman, Cairns; Timekeeper and Assistant Storekeeper at mill; Locomotive fireman and engine driver; Clerk, Mulgrave Central Mill, 1923 to 1925
Military Service:
Major in 2nd AIF, 1940 to 1946; Liaison Officer, US Army
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | CP | Cook | 29 Apr 1950 | 7 Mar 1953 | By-election |
| Assembly | CP | Mulgrave | 6 Jun 1959 | 7 May 1960 | Died in Office |
Additional Information
Notes:
Member, RSL. Freemason and Rotarian. Keen nterest in industrial activities associated with the sugar industry
Sources:
Waterson, DB and John Arnold, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980 (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982); Queensland Parliamentary Debates, Motion of Condolence, First session of the 36th Parliament, Vol. 227, 24 Aug 1960, pp. 34-35 (Brisbane, Qld: Government Printer); The Courier-Mail, 'Mulgrave M.L.A. dies in North', 9 May 1960; Lack, Clem, Three Decades of Queensland Political History, 1929-1960 (Brisbane: Government Printer, 1962)
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