Taylor, Harold Bourne
Personal
Birth Date:
25 February 1892 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Death Date:
6 December 1972 (Redland Bay, Queensland)
Parents:
John Taylor and Ada Jeannie (nee Bourne)
Family:
(2) Dulcie Irene George on 28 January 1956 in Toowoomba, (1) Jean Cox in 1915 in Cairo, Egypt
Education:
Brisbane Boys' Central School
Religion:
Methodist
Career
Clerk, Queensland Public Service; Manager, Smiths Ltd, 1932; Executive, Burns Philp Ltd, 1927
Military Service:
Great War: Enlisted 1914 with Field Artillery as 2nd Lieutenant. In 1915 served in Egypt and Gallipoli; commanded 27th Battery AIF from 1916 to 1917; Wounded in action 1917. Promoted to Major and was mentioned in dispatches in 1917, awarded a Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1918. During Second World War, Commander, 2nd AIF First Artillery Training Regiment, 1941 to 1942
Party Positions:
- General Secretary of the Queensland People's Party, 1944.
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | QPP | Hamilton | 3 May 1947 | 29 Apr 1950 | |
| Assembly | LIB | Clayfield | 29 Apr 1950 | 1 Jun 1963 | Did not contest |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman of Committees | 28 Aug 1957 | 31 May 1963 |
Additional Information
Notes:
From 1918 to 1919 member, Brisbane Military Censorship Committee. Member: Queensland Library Board; United Service Club of Babinda; Royal Queensland Golf Club; and National Association of Left-hand Golfers of Australia. President: Babinda Chamber of Commerce; and Returned and Services League of Australia (South-East District branch), 1919 and from 1929 to 1931. Executive, Social Service League, during the Depression. He was affectionately known as `Squizzy'. He retired at age 70 because he believed that all politicans should stand down from office at that age. His interests included golf
Sources:
Image courtesy of the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Image: 702692-19141107-s00; Courier-Mail, `Man who did not suspend', 8 December 1962; Lack, Clem, Three Decades of Queensland Political History, 1929-1960 (Brisbane: Government Printer, 1962)
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