Perel, Irvine (Isidore)
Personal
Birth Date:
3 June 1861 (Ararat, Victoria)
Death Date:
23 October 1928 (Albion, Queensland)
Parents:
Elias Perel and Elizabeth (nee Brand)
Family:
(2) Henrietta Mary Hurford on 26 February 1901, 4 sons, 3 daughters, (1) Amy Anna Brooks on 19 December 1892
Education:
Ararat State School
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Electrician, PMG telephone installation, Bundaberg and Townsville; Editor and major shareholder of 'Patriot' newspaper, 1893; Co-founder, with John Norton, of a Brisbane edition of 'Truth' newspaper January 1900.
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council | ALP | Legislative Council | 10 Oct 1917 | 23 Mar 1922 | Council Abolished |
Additional Information
Sources:
R Kirkpatrick, Sworn to no master: a history of the provincial press in Queensland to 1930, Darling Downs Institute Press, 1984; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
[Last Modified: Thursday, 21 July 2022]