Morgan, Arthur

Personal

Morgan, Arthur
Birth Date: 19 September 1856 (Rosenthal, Warwick, Queensland)
Death Date: 20 December 1916 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents: James Morgan and Kate (nee Barton)
Family: Alice Augusta Clinton on 26 July 1880, 5 sons, 3 daughters
Education: Warwick State School
Religion: Church of England

Career

Proprietor and editor, 'Warwick Argus'; Lieutenant-Governor of Queensland, 1908

Local Government Service: Alderman, Warwick; Mayor of Warwick, 1886 to 1889

Parliamentary Representation

House Party Electorate From To Elected/Departure Reason
Council NONE Legislative Council 19 Jan 1906 20 Dec 1916 Died in office
Assembly MIN Warwick 18 Jul 1887 18 Apr 1893
Assembly OPP Warwick 18 Apr 1893 4 Apr 1896 Did not contest
Assembly OPP Warwick 22 Oct 1898 1 Mar 1899
Assembly MIN Warwick 1 Mar 1899 19 Jan 1906

Parliamentary Service

Description From To
President of the Legislative Council 19 Jan 1906 19 Dec 1916
Premier, Chief Secretary and Secretary for Railways 17 Sep 1903 19 Jan 1906
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly 16 May 1899 15 Sep 1903
Chairman of Committees for the Legislative Assembly 2 Jul 1891 5 Apr 1893

Additional Information

Notes: President, Queensland National Assocation, 1898; Member, Eastern Downs Agricultural and Horticultural Association, Warwick School of Arts and Warwick Hospital; President: Royal Historical Society, Royal Geographical Society, Acclimatisation Society of Southern Queensland
Sources: Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 34265 ; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Kirkpatrick, R, 'Morgan, Sir Arthur (1856-1916)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.10, Melbourne University Press, 1986; Hughes, Colin A and BD Graham, Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964, (Canberra: ANU, Department of Political Science, 1974)
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