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
NationalityAustralian
Other political
affiliations		Ministerialist
Spouse(s)Lily 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[]

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[]

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 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[]

  1. ^ a b c "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ^ "MR. T. A. SPENCER". The Sydney Morning Herald (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 (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. LXI (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 (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 (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
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