Cowley, Alfred Sandlings
Personal
Birth Date:
24 April 1848 (Fairfield, Gloucester)
Death Date:
1 December 1926 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Isaac Cowley and Charlotte (nee Coppin)
Family:
Marie Campbell in Natal, South Africa on 24 July 1880, 3 sons, 2 daughters
Education:
Educated in Natal, South Africa
Religion:
Presbyterian
Career
Apprentice in engineering and building trade; Sugar and coffee planter for three years, prior to arrival in Australia in 1871; Sugar plantation on lower Herbert, 1875 to1876; Manager, Hamleigh Plantation, Ingham; Invested in sugar and pastoral interests; War recruiter, 1914 to1918; Administrator, Queensland Patriotic Fund; Chairman of Queensland Board National bank; AMP delegate to United Kingdom on pastoral leases legislation
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | MIN | Herbert | 12 May 1888 | 18 May 1907 |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker | 17 Sep 1903 | 11 Apr 1907 |
| Speaker | 25 May 1893 | 15 Feb 1899 |
| Secretary for Public Lands & Agriculture | 12 Aug 1890 | 27 Mar 1893 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Member, Royal Commission into the Sugar Industry in Queensland in Nov 1899. In 1889 the inquiry reported in favour of the continuance of South Sea Islander labour. Commissioner to inquire into the liquor industry, 1900; Last Chairman of the Bank of Queensland
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 16807 ; Australian Dictionary of Biography - online edition; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
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