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'''George Agnew''' (14 June 1853 - 19 December 1934) was a member of the [[Queensland Legislative Assembly]].<ref name=qp>{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=[[Parliament of Queensland]]|year=2016| url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=1654273678|accessdate=25 July 2016}}</ref>
'''George Agnew''' (14 June 1853 – 19 December 1934) was a member of the [[Queensland Legislative Assembly]].<ref name=qp>{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=[[Parliament of Queensland]]|year=2016| url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=1654273678|accessdate=25 July 2016}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
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As a boy he was very interested in music and was a member on the choir of the Manchester Catholic Cathedral where he became associated with [[Leslie Stuart]], who was the composer of ''[[Florodora]]'' and other musical comedies.<ref name=death>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35645804 |title=Obituary |newspaper=[[The Courier-mail]] |issue=410 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=20 December 1934 |accessdate=25 July 2016 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
As a boy he was very interested in music and was a member on the choir of the Manchester Catholic Cathedral where he became associated with [[Leslie Stuart]], who was the composer of ''[[Florodora]]'' and other musical comedies.<ref name=death>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35645804 |title=Obituary |newspaper=[[The Courier-mail]] |issue=410 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=20 December 1934 |accessdate=25 July 2016 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


On The 19th February 1880 he married Mary Elizabeth Walmsley<ref name=qp/> (died 1930)<ref name=bdr>[https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/] &mdash; Queensland Register of Births Deaths and Marriages. Retrieved 25 July 2016.</ref> and together had four sons and four daughters. One of his daughters, Beatrice, went on to marry [[William Webb (judge)|William Webb]], who was later a Judge on the [[High Court of Australia]] and also [[Chief Justice of Queensland]].<ref name="death"/><ref name=qp/> Agnew died at ''Fallowfield'', his [[Sandgate, Queensland|Sandgate]] home in December 1934 and his funeral proceeded from Fallowfield to the [[Toowong Cemetery]].<ref name=funeral>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35645567 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Courier-mail]] |issue=410 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=20 December 1934 |accessdate=25 July 2016 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref name=bcc>[https://graves.brisbane.qld.gov.au/] &mdash; Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 25 July 2016.</ref>
On The 19 February 1880 he married Mary Elizabeth Walmsley<ref name=qp/> (died 1930)<ref name=bdr>[https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/] &mdash; Queensland Register of Births Deaths and Marriages. Retrieved 25 July 2016.</ref> and together had four sons and four daughters. One of his daughters, Beatrice, went on to marry [[William Webb (judge)|William Webb]], who was later a Judge on the [[High Court of Australia]] and also [[Chief Justice of Queensland]].<ref name="death"/><ref name=qp/> Agnew died at ''Fallowfield'', his [[Sandgate, Queensland|Sandgate]] home in December 1934 and his funeral proceeded from Fallowfield to the [[Toowong Cemetery]].<ref name=funeral>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35645567 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Courier-mail]] |issue=410 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=20 December 1934 |accessdate=25 July 2016 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref name=bcc>[https://graves.brisbane.qld.gov.au/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308144748/https://graves.brisbane.qld.gov.au/ |date=8 March 2019 }} &mdash; Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 25 July 2016.</ref>


==Public career==
==Public career==
At the [[Queensland colonial election, 1888|1888 Queensland colonial election]], Agnew won the new seat of [[Electoral district of Nundah|Nundah]] in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, defeating [[Robert Bulcock]] in a tight contest.<ref name=1888election>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3475007 |title=The General Election. |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |volume=XLIV, |issue=9,461 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=11 May 1888 |accessdate=25 July 2016 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He easily held the seat in [[Queensland colonial election, 1893|1893]], defeating [[Thomas Bridges (Australian politician)|Thomas Bridges]] and [[John Appel]].<ref name=1893election>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3560193 |title=GENERAL ELECTION. |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |volume=XLIX, |issue=11,030 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=22 May 1893 |accessdate=25 July 2016 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> At the [[Queensland colonial election, 1896|1896 Queensland colonial election]] however, Bridges had his revenge and defeated Agnew.<ref name=1896election>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3621769 |title=GENERAL ELECTION. |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |volume=LII, |issue=11,915 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=23 March 1896 |accessdate=25 July 2016 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
At the [[1888 Queensland colonial election]], Agnew won the new seat of [[Electoral district of Nundah|Nundah]] in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, defeating [[Robert Bulcock]] in a tight contest.<ref name=1888election>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3475007 |title=The General Election. |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |volume=XLIV |issue=9,461 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=11 May 1888 |accessdate=25 July 2016 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He easily held the seat in [[1893 Queensland colonial election|1893]], defeating [[Thomas Bridges (Australian politician)|Thomas Bridges]] and [[John Appel]].<ref name=1893election>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3560193 |title=GENERAL ELECTION. |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |volume=XLIX |issue=11,030 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=22 May 1893 |accessdate=25 July 2016 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> At the [[1896 Queensland colonial election]] however, Bridges had his revenge and defeated Agnew.<ref name=1896election>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3621769 |title=GENERAL ELECTION. |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |volume=LII |issue=11,915 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=23 March 1896 |accessdate=25 July 2016 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


Agnew was also an alderman on the [[Town of Sandgate|Sandgate Council]].<ref name=qp/>
Agnew was also an alderman on the [[Town of Sandgate|Sandgate Council]].<ref name=qp/>
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Latest revision as of 22:56, 26 May 2024

George Agnew
George Agnew in 1925
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Nundah
In office
10 May 1888 – 21 March 1896
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byThomas Bridges
Personal details
Born
George Agnew

(1853-06-14)14 June 1853
Manchester, England
Died19 December 1934(1934-12-19) (aged 81)
Sandgate, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeToowong Cemetery
NationalityEnglish Australian
SpouseMary Elizabeth Walmsley (m.1880 d.1930)
OccupationCompany director

George Agnew (14 June 1853 – 19 December 1934) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

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Agnew was born in Manchester, England, the son of Hugh Agnew and his wife Eliza (née Byron). After being employed in the Manchester railway works he migrated to Sydney in 1880 and then to Brisbane in 1882. He became the managing director of the Queensland Railway Carriage, Wagon & Tramcar Company and also Queensland Deposit and Grassdale Land Company.[1]

As a boy he was very interested in music and was a member on the choir of the Manchester Catholic Cathedral where he became associated with Leslie Stuart, who was the composer of Florodora and other musical comedies.[2]

On The 19 February 1880 he married Mary Elizabeth Walmsley[1] (died 1930)[3] and together had four sons and four daughters. One of his daughters, Beatrice, went on to marry William Webb, who was later a Judge on the High Court of Australia and also Chief Justice of Queensland.[2][1] Agnew died at Fallowfield, his Sandgate home in December 1934 and his funeral proceeded from Fallowfield to the Toowong Cemetery.[4][5]

Public career

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At the 1888 Queensland colonial election, Agnew won the new seat of Nundah in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, defeating Robert Bulcock in a tight contest.[6] He easily held the seat in 1893, defeating Thomas Bridges and John Appel.[7] At the 1896 Queensland colonial election however, Bridges had his revenge and defeated Agnew.[8]

Agnew was also an alderman on the Sandgate Council.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Obituary". The Courier-mail. No. 410. Queensland, Australia. 20 December 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 25 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ [1] — Queensland Register of Births Deaths and Marriages. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Family Notices". The Courier-mail. No. 410. Queensland, Australia. 20 December 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 25 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ [2] Archived 8 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  6. ^ "The General Election". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XLIV, no. 9, 461. Queensland, Australia. 11 May 1888. p. 6. Retrieved 25 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XLIX, no. 11, 030. Queensland, Australia. 22 May 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 25 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LII, no. 11, 915. Queensland, Australia. 23 March 1896. p. 6. Retrieved 25 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
Parliament of Queensland
New seat Member for Nundah
1888–1896 		Succeeded by
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