Ramsden, Samuel Raymond
Personal
Birth Date:
10 October 1913 (Carlton, New South Wales)
Death Date:
1 July 1986 (Greenslopes, Queensland)
Parents:
Percy Charles Ramsden and Kezia (nee Clark)
Family:
(2) Marie Rush Myhill on 15 November 1970, 1 son, 2 stepdaughters, (1) Audrey V Mills on 21 November 1946, 1 son
Education:
Burwood Public School, New South Wales; Summer Hill Public School, Sydney; Parramatta High School; College of St John the Evangelist, Morpeth, NSW; Th.L., F.I.B.A.
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Administrator and chief executive, Multiple Handicapped Association of Queensland, 1971; Assistant secretary, Queensland Regional Committees Services Canteens Trust Fund, 1950 to 1957; Resigned church appointments, 1946; Department of Native Labour, Port Moresby, 1946; Rector of Geurie, New South Wales, 1939; Curate of the NSW parish of Parkes, 1937; Justice of the Peace
Military Service:
Three years South-West Pacific with fighter wing of American invasion, Admiralty Islands, 1944; Served in RAAF, 1942 to 1945, Flight Lieutenant/Chaplain
Party Positions:
- Chairman, Merthyr Branch Liberal Party.
- Member, Executive representing Parliament wing.
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | LIB | Merthyr | 3 Aug 1957 | 30 Jun 1971 |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Queensland delegate, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Uganda | 1967 | |
| Honorary secretary and member, Committee of Youth (appointed by government) | Dec 1957 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Reverend Ramsden was hospitalised as a result of the war, 1947 to 1949. Past Chairman and Life Member, Multiple Handicapped Association of Queensland; Past Chairman, Brisbane Missions to Seamen; Past Member and Chairman, Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board; Past Member, Queensland Fire Services Council; Past Chairman, Queensland Council of Social Services and Coordinating Committee; Past Vice-Patron, Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women; Fellow, Royal Commonwealth Society; Life Fellow, Intercontinental Biographical Association; President, Queensland TocH, 1967; Member: RSL, New Farm; Queensland Soccer and Mayne Australian Rules Football clubs. Reverend Ramsden suffered serious problems with his lungs which resulted in a substanial part of both lungs being removed while he was a member of parliament. This impeded his breathing and made it difficult for him to speak for any length of time or to sustain any physical exercise
Sources:
Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982); Imaged sourced from 'Three Decades of Queensland Political History 1929-1960' by Clem Lack, 1962; Queensland Parliamentary Debates, 4th Session of the 44th Parliament, V.303, pp. 8-13
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 23 August 2017]