Nicholson, David Eric, KCB
Personal
Birth Date:
26 May 1904 (Mikimiki, Masterton)
Death Date:
13 December 1997 (Bribie Island, Queensland)
Parents:
John Albert Nicholson and Maria Mary (nee Henderson)
Family:
Cecile F Smith on 4 August 1934, 2 sons, 2 daughters
Education:
Masterton Public and High schools, New Zealand
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Electrical engineer; Owner, radio and refrigeration business, Caboolture; Company Director, Kern Corporation; Government representative Australia Day Council, 1958 to 1959
Military Service:
Warrant Officer Class 2, 2nd Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps, World War II
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | CP | Murrumba | 29 Apr 1950 | 25 May 1972 |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Chairman, Housing Committee | ||
| Member, Education, Health and Works Committee | ||
| Representative of Queensland Parliament, Course in Parliamentary Practice and Procedure, UK Branch of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association | 18 Apr 1961 | 4 May 1961 |
| Speaker | 23 Aug 1960 | 25 May 1972 |
| Member, Government Committee on Problems of Youth | 1957 | 1959 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Member: State Executive Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade, Queensland Builders Registration Board, Queensland Picture Theatre and Films Commission, Royal National Association, Redcliffe Chamber of Commerce, New Farm Bowls Club; and Spastic Welfare Comittee, Redcliffe; Life Member: Redcliffe Trotting Club and Redcliffe Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Society; Patron, Caboolture Ex-Servicemen's Club; President, Redcliffe Show Society
Sources:
Image sourced from C Lack, Three decades of Queensland political history, 1929-1960 (1962); Image sourced from the collection of the Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service; Lack, Clem, Three Decades of Queensland Political History, 1929-1960 (Brisbane: Government Printer, 1962); Courier-Mail, 'Knockout Speaker had dignity and wit', 16 December 1997; Sunday Mail, 'Ex-Speaker dies at 93', 14 December 1997; Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982)
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