Kenna, Francis
Personal
Birth Date:
21 September 1865 (Maryborough, Queensland)
Death Date:
23 June 1932 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Joseph Kenna and Ellen (nee Fleming)
Family:
Edith Stamp on 8 July 1907 in Gympie, 2 sons
Education:
Maryborough State School
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Telegraphist, Posts and Telegraphs Department; Pupil teacher, 1883; Clerk, Lands Department, Ingham, 1886; Telegraphist in Maryborough, Bundaberg, Toowoomba, Bowen and Cooktown; Editor, 'The Worker' and 'The Sun', Brisbane; Editor, Charters Towers Telegraph; Proprietor, Bangalow Herald, New South Wales and the Logan and Albert Bulletin, Southport; Farmer near Caboolture
Parliamentary Representation
House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assembly | ALP | Bowen | 11 Mar 1902 | 18 May 1907 | |
Assembly | MIN | Bowen | 18 May 1907 | 19 Nov 1907 | |
Assembly | OPP | Bowen | 19 Nov 1907 | 18 Feb 1908 | |
Assembly | MIN | Bowen | 18 Feb 1908 | 29 Oct 1908 | |
Assembly | IND | Bowen | 29 Oct 1908 | 2 Oct 1909 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Enjoyed writing poetry
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 23630; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
[Last Modified: Friday, 28 July 2017]