Luckins, Louis Wells
Personal
Birth Date:
24 June 1885 (Springsure, Queensland)
Death Date:
6 July 1970 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Louis Wells Luckins and Bridget Mary (nee Armitage)
Family:
Frances Mary Clews on 7 October 1914, 1 son
Education:
Mount Morgan State School
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Valuer and estate agent, Brisbane, 1917 to 1944; Manager, Property Department, Brisbane; Imperial Customs appointments in Batavia, Singapore, Philippines and Western Australia; Fought in the Chinese Revolution, 1910 to 1911; Officer, Chinese Maritime Customs, 1907 to 1914; Served in Natal (South Africa) Civil Service, 1903 to 1906 and fought in Native Rebellion 1906
Local Government Service:
Alderman, Brisbane City Council, 1928 to 1931 and 1935 to 1941; Chairman, Brisbane City Council Transport Committee, 1935 to 1941
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | UAP | Maree | 29 Mar 1941 | 15 Apr 1944 | |
| Assembly | LIB | Norman | 29 Apr 1950 | 6 Mar 1953 | Did not contest |
| Assembly | IND | Maree | 15 Apr 1944 | 3 May 1947 | |
| Assembly | QPP | Maree | 3 May 1947 | 29 Apr 1950 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests included bowls, fishing and gardening; Member: Maree Progress Association, Kangaroo Point School Committee; Vice-President, East Brisbane Automobile Club
Sources:
Image courtesy of National Library of Australia, Image No: BCC-B120-32757B; Alexander, JA, Who's Who in Australia, XIVth edition, 1950, p, 438 (Melbourne, Vic: Colorgravure Publicatinos, The Herald); Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982)
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 09 August 2017]