Wharton, Claude Alfred, CMG
Personal
Birth Date:
15 October 1914 (Gayndah, Queensland)
Death Date:
3 January 2003 (Gayndah, Queensland)
Parents:
William Alfred Wharton and Daisy May (nee Schlemer)
Family:
Pearl Estelle Dent on 11 November 1942, 2 sons, 1 daughter
Education:
Ginoondon State School; Junior Boys Grammar School, Maryborough
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Director, Queensland Cold Storage Cooperative Federation Ltd; Chairman of Directors, Queensland Bacon Pty Ltd, since 1965; Vice-President, Queensland Dairymen's Organisation, 1959 to 1961; Chairman, Gayndah Cooperative Trading Society Ltd, 1957 to 1962; Chairman of Directors, Gayndah Cooperative Dairy Association Ltd, 1957 to 1962 ; Director, Producers Cooperative Distributing Society Queensland; Director, Wholesale Society of Queensland Ltd; Main Roads worker; Grazier/breeder of stud cattle and pigs; Dairy, citrus and small crops farmer
Party Positions:
- Member, Government Party Committees: Local Government and Marine Activities; Primary Industries; Irrigation; Local Government. 1969 - 1972
- Member, Government Party Committees: Premier's; Mines and Main Roads; Primary Industries. 1972 - 1974
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | NP | Burnett | 28 May 1960 | 1 Nov 1986 | Did not contest |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Leader, Parliamentary Delegation to Fiji, Tonga and Samoa | 1984 | |
| Member, Standing Orders Committee | 1979 | |
| Leader of the House | Aug 1979 | Nov 1986 |
| Minister for Works and Housing | 16 Dec 1977 | 18 Oct 1986 |
| Minister for Aboriginal and Islanders Advancement and Fisheries | 25 Mar 1975 | 16 Dec 1977 |
| Minister for Aboriginal and Islanders Advancement | 10 Mar 1975 | 25 Mar 1975 |
| Delegate, General Conference, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, London | 1973 | |
| Temporary Chairman of Committees | 1970 | 1974 |
| Member, Parliamentary Delegation to New Zealand and South Pacific | 1970 | |
| Member, Parliamentary Building Committee | 1969 | 1974 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests include Rotary and all sporting activities, especially bowls and football. Member: Rotary International; and the Masonic Lodge. President and International Director, Rotary Club of Gayndah. In 1999, Mr Wharton was awarded Rotary's highest honour - a Paul Harris Fellowship. Parish Councillor, Anglican Church, Gayndah
Sources:
Image sourced from the collection of the Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service; Courier-Mail, `CMG awarded to veteran Works, Housing Minister', 31 December 1985.
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 12 July 2017]