David Daniel (politician)
David Daniel | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Keppel | |
| In office 4 April 1936 – 15 April 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Owen Daniel |
| Succeeded by | Walter Ingram |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David John Marlais Daniel 12 January 1903 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 5 February 1962 (aged 59) Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Country Party |
| Spouse(s) | Julia Augusta Nelson (m.1927) |
| Relations | Owen Daniel (father) |
| Occupation | Tobacconist |
David John Marlais Daniel (12 January 1903 – 5 February 1962) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Biography[]
Daniel was born at Rockhampton, Queensland, the son of Owen Daniel and his wife Sarah Ann (née Jenkins). He was educated at Rockhampton State School and then attended the Rockhampton Grammar School before owning a tobacco shop in that city.[1]
On the 19 January 1927 he married Julia Augusta Nelson and together had two sons.[1] He died at his home in Rockhampton in February 1962.[1]
Public career[]
Daniel, a Country Party representative, won the for the seat of Keppel in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, taking it over from his father, Owen Daniel, who had died in February of that year.[2] David Daniel went on to represent the electorate until his retirement at the 1944 Queensland state election.[1]
In 1941 he was given leave by the parliament[3] to join the Second Australian Imperial Force during World War II, being discharged in 1944 at the rank of Major.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "LAST NIGHT'S ELECTION FIGURES". Morning Bulletin (22, 366). Queensland, Australia. 4 April 1938. p. 8. Retrieved 19 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Motion of Condolence — Hansard. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ DANIEL, DAVID JOHN MARLAIS — World War II Nominal Roll. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
- 1903 births
- 1962 deaths
- National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland
- 20th-century Australian politicians
- Australian Army personnel of World War II
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