Appel, John George

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Appel, John George
Birth Date: 15 March 1859 (South Brisbane, Queensland)
Death Date: 19 March 1929 (Clayfield, Queensland)
Parents: George Appel and Maria Jane (nee Haussmann)
Family: Ruth Sutherland on 18 March 1879, 1 son, 2 daughters
Education: Brisbane Normal School, Brisbane Grammar School; Rev. D. A'Court's private school
Religion: Church of England

Career

Articled Clerk, Thompson & Hellicar; Solicitor, Brisbane, c. 1879; Solicitor, Townsville, 1887-1889; Farmer, Glencoe Dairy Farm, Upper Nerang

Local Government Service: Member, Hamilton Shire Council, 1890-1908; Mayor of Hamilton, 1907; Member, Nerang Shire Council, 1902-1908

Parliamentary Representation

House Party Electorate From To Elected/Departure Reason
Assembly MIN Albert 5 Feb 1908 22 May 1915
Assembly FREP Albert 22 May 1915 16 Mar 1918
Assembly NAT Albert 16 Mar 1918 9 Oct 1920
Assembly CNC Albert 9 Oct 1920 12 May 1923
Assembly UAP Albert 12 May 1923 8 May 1926
Assembly CPNP Albert 8 May 1926 19 Mar 1929 Died in Office

Parliamentary Service

Description From To
Home Secretary and Secretary for Mines 22 Oct 1909 26 Feb 1915
Home Secretary 29 Jun 1909 22 Oct 1909
Secretary for Mines and Public Works 29 Oct 1908 29 Jun 1909

Additional Information

Notes: Member, Metropolitan Fish Board; Member, Chamber of Agriculture; President, Southport Horticultural and Agricultural Association; Patron, South Queensland Agricultural and Horticultural Association
Sources: Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland; Hughes, Colin A and BD Graham, Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964, (Canberra: ANU, Department of Political Science, 1974); JCH Gill, Appel, John George (1859-1929), Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.7, Melbourne University Press, 1979, pp 83-84; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
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