Devries, George Henry
Personal
Birth Date:
4 July 1896 (Stretford, England)
Death Date:
13 July 1957 (Winton, Queensland)
Parents:
John Arms Devries and Elizabeth (nee Ware)
Family:
Bridget Ellen Hillery on 16 December 1920, 2 sons, 2 daughters
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Career
Secretary, Australian Workers' Union, Western District, 1929 to 1941; Clerk, Australian Workers' Union, Longreach, 1925; Various jobs as bushworker and clerk, Longreach district, 1920; Miner, Mount Morgan; After 4 years at sea, joined parents in Australia on land at Bushley, near Rockhampton, 1915; Apprenticed at 15 years of age as a midshipman, 1911
Military Service:
Served 1st AIF, 15th Battalion, France and Belgium, 1916 to 1919
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | ALP | Gregory | 29 Mar 1941 | 26 Apr 1957 | |
| Assembly | QLP | Gregory | 26 Apr 1957 | 13 Jul 1957 | Died in Office |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary for Mines | 22 Jun 1956 | 13 Jul 1957 |
| Secretary for Public Instruction | 10 May 1950 | 22 Jun 1956 |
| Attorney-General | 9 Jun 1949 | 10 May 1950 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Representative, Queensland Executive, Australian Workers Union. President, Western Children's Health Bush Scheme. Member, Longreach Hospital Board. Mr Devries was a champion boxer; Mr Devries had a reputation for his charity and philanthropy, particularly during the depression years of the late 1920s and early 1930s
Sources:
Image sourced from Clem Lack, Three decades of Queensland political history, 1929-1960 ; Courier-Mail, 'He died on campaign,' 15 July 1957; Hughes, Colin A and BD Graham, Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964, (Canberra: ANU, Department of Political Science, 1974); Lack, Clem, Three Decades of Queensland Political History, 1929-1960 (Brisbane: Government Printer, 1962); Murphy, DJ and RB Joyce, eds, Queensland Political Portraits (1978) (St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1972); Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982)
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