Fry, James Porter
Personal
Birth Date:
1880 (West End, Brisbane, Queensland)
Death Date:
7 February 1948 (Redcliffe, Queensland)
Parents:
Charles Fry and Caroline (nee Davies)
Family:
Sarah Chegwin in Brisbane on 3 September 1902, 1 son, 1 daughter
Education:
West End State School
Religion:
Methodist
Career
Optometrist, Brisbane, 1918; President, Australian Optometrists' Association; Chairman, Queensland Board of Optical Registration; President, Institute of Opthalmic Opticians Inc.
Military Service:
Great War: Joined 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces – Special Tropical Corps in Nov 1914. AIF 9th Battalion, France. Returned to Australia late 1915 with rank of Major
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | NAT | Kurilpa | 16 Mar 1918 | 11 May 1923 | |
| Assembly | UAP | Kurilpa | 12 May 1923 | 7 May 1926 | |
| Assembly | CPNP | Kurilpa | 8 May 1926 | 11 Jun 1932 |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Opposition Whip | 11 Jul 1923 | 9 Apr 1929 |
Additional Information
Sources:
Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Hughes, Colin A and BD Graham, Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964, (Canberra: ANU, Department of Political Science, 1974)
[Last Modified: Monday, 22 October 2018]