Wallis-Smith, Edwin
Personal
Birth Date:
3 January 1908 (Maryborough, Queensland)
Death Date:
14 March 1988 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Edwin Alfred Smith and Eliza Jane (nee Moore)
Family:
(2) Ruth Gibson in 1951, 1 daughter, (1) Edna Elizabeth Langusch on 23 January 1937
Education:
Maryborough Central State School; Maryborough Boys Grammar School
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Locomotive driver, Queensland Government Railways, from 1941
Military Service:
Served 2nd Australian Imperial Force, 1941 to 1946; Sergeant, 2/15 Australian Field Ambulance
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | ALP | Tablelands | 1 Jun 1963 | 27 May 1972 | |
| Assembly | ALP | Cook | 27 May 1972 | 7 Dec 1974 | Did not contest |
Additional Information
Notes:
Member, Railway Ambulance from 1937. Captain, Ravenshoe and Innisfail Railway Ambulance teams and won an Australian championship with his railway ambulance work
Sources:
Image sourced from the collection of the Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service; Waterson, DB and John Arnold, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982); Courier-Mail, `New men for state house', 3 June 1963
[Last Modified: Tuesday, 18 July 2017]