John Adamson (Queensland politician)

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John Adamson (Queensland politician) - Wikipedia

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John Adamson CBE


Senator for Queensland
In office 1 July 1920 – 2 May 1922
Succeeded by	John MacDonald
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Maryborough
In office 18 May 1907 – 2 October 1909 Serving with William Mitchell
Preceded by	John Norman
Succeeded by	Charles Booker
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Rockhampton
In office 25 February 1911 – 21 March 1917 Serving with Kenneth Grant
Preceded by	William Kidston
Succeeded by	Frank Forde

Personal details
Born	John Adamson (1857-02-18)18 February 1857 Tudhoe, Durham, England
Died	2 May 1922(1922-05-02) (aged 65) Hendra, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Toowong Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor (1907–17) National (state) (1917–22) Nationalist (federal) (1917–22)
Spouse	Caroline Jones (m.1884 d.1932)
Occupation	Shoemaker, Blacksmith, Religious minister

John Adamson CBE (18 February 1857 – 2 May 1922) was an English-born Australian politician.^[1]

Early life

Born in Durham, he received a primary education before becoming a shoemaker, blacksmith and lay preacher. He migrated to Australia in 1878, becoming a Methodist minister in Queensland.^[1]

Politics

At the 1907 election, Adamson was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labour member for Maryborough, serving until 2 October 1909 (the 1909 election).^[1]^[2]

On 25 February 1911, he was elected as the member for Rockhampton, serving until 21 March 1917. He was Secretary for Railways from 1 June 1915 to 2 October 1916. Adamson left the Labor Party in the wake of the 1916 split over conscription, joining the National Party.^[1]^[2]

In 1919, he was part of the formation of a brief-lived state National Labor Party^[3] and then he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Nationalist Senator for Queensland.^[4] He served in the Senate from 1 July 1920 until his death on 2 May 1922. Following his death, the Queensland Government (then controlled by the Australian Labor Party) appointed John MacDonald, a Labor member, as his replacement.^[2]^[5]

Death

Adamson died in 1922 after he fell in front of a train at Hendra railway station. Reports at the time suggested suicide as he had been suffering from illness and depression for some time.^[1]^[6] He was accorded a state funeral which proceeded from the Albert Street Methodist Church to the Toowong Cemetery.^[1]^[7]^[8]

External links

"Adamson, John (1857-1922)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Adamson, John (1857–1922) Archived 27 November 2012 at archive.today – Australian Dictionary of Biography
^ ^a ^b ^c "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "20 Oct 1919 - THE DAILY MIRROR". Trove. 20 October 1919. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
^ 1919 Queensland Senate Election Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine — Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive
^ Adamson Index of Senate appointments 1901-2003 Archived 20 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine — Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive
^ "TRAGIC DEATH". The Brisbane Courier. 3 May 1922. p. 5. Retrieved 13 February 2015 – via Trove.
^ "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. 4 May 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 13 February 2015 – via Trove.
^ "Adamson, John". Grave Location Search. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by John Norman	Member for Maryborough 1907–1909 Served alongside: William Mitchell	Succeeded by Charles Booker
Preceded by William Kidston	Member for Rockhampton 1911–1917 Served alongside: Kenneth Grant	Succeeded by Frank Forde

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