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Thomas Alfred Spencer

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Thomas Spencer
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Maranoa
In office
27 August 1904 – 18 May 1907
Preceded byArthur Rutledge
Succeeded byJohn Hunter
In office
20 Dec 1919 – 9 Oct 1920
Preceded byJohn Hunter
Succeeded byCharles Conroy
Personal details
Born
Thomas Alfred Spencer

(1860-12-01)1 December 1860
Barraba, New South Wales, Australia
Died10 June 1937(1937-06-10) (aged 76)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Resting placeRookwood Cemetery
Other political
affiliations
Ministerialist
SpouseLily McPherson Gordon (m.1898 d.1957)
OccupationStation owner

Thomas Alfred Spencer (1 December 1860 - 10 June 1937) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

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Spencer was born at Barraba, New South Wales, the son of Charles Spencer, a Church of England clergyman and rector of Roma, and his wife Susan (née Dowling). He was educated at Roma State School and also received private tuition. He was the part-owner or owner of Redford, Dalmally, Foyle View and Morocco South stations.[1]

In 1898 he married Lily McPherson Gordon (died 1957) in Sydney and together had two sons and one daughter.[1] Spencer died in Sydney in June 1937 as a result of an automobile accident which occurred several days earlier.[2] His funeral proceeded from St Mark's Church of England, Darling Point to the Rookwood Cemetery.[3]

Public career

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Spencer represented the seat of Maranoa in the Queensland Legislative Assembly on two separate occasions. The first was from the 1904 state election, where as a member of the Ministerialists he defeated his Labour opponent.[4] He was defeated three years later in 1907 by John Hunter.

The second time he held Maranoa was at the by-election in 1919 to replace the previous member, John Hunter, who had resigned from the seat to take up the role of agent-general for Queensland in England.[5] He was once again defeated, this time by Labor's Charles Conroy at the state election held less than a year later.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ^ "MR. T. A. SPENCER". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 026. New South Wales, Australia. 11 June 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 10 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 026. New South Wales, Australia. 11 June 1937. p. 9. Retrieved 10 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "MARANOA (1)". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXI, no. 14, 549. Queensland, Australia. 30 August 1904. p. 5. Retrieved 10 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "STATE BY-ELECTIONS". The Brisbane Courier. No. 19, 326. Queensland, Australia. 29 December 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 10 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "SUMMARY OF POLLING". The Brisbane Courier. No. 19, 578. Queensland, Australia. 19 October 1920. p. 7. Retrieved 10 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Maranoa
1904–1907
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member for Maranoa
1919–1920
Succeeded by