Alec Lamont

Alexander Lamont
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Brisbane South
In office
11 March 1902 – 27 August 1904
Preceded by Harry Turley
Succeeded by William Reinhold
Personal details
Born Alexander James Lamont
(1850-02-08)8 February 1850
Cheshire, England
Died 27 June 1934(1934-06-27) (aged 84)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place Mt Gravatt Cemetery
Nationality English Australian
Political party Ministerialist
Spouse(s) Ellen Bannister, Harriet Grindley Daniels (d.1922)
Occupation Barrister
Religion Presbyterian

Alexander James "Alec" Lamont (8 February 1850 – 27 June 1934) was a barrister and a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Lamont was born in Cheshire, England, to parents Charles Gordon Lamont and his wife Christiana (née James). He first commenced his legal service in Sydney in 1876 and in 1898 was working as a barrister in Brisbane. Later on he was the manager of Webster & Co before joining the Union Trustee Co. and the Bengal Chutney Co..[1]

Political career

Lamont was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, holding the seat of South Brisbane from 1902[1] until his defeat at the 1904 state election.[2] He had also served on the Brisbane Water and Sewerage Board and was a Trustee of the South Brisbane Cemetery Board.[1]

Personal life

Lamont married Ellen Bannister in London and later married Harriet Grindley Daniels in Liverpool and together had three sons and three daughters.[1] Lamont died in Brisbane in June of 1934[1] and his funeral proceeded from Talavera, his former residence at Wellington Point to the Mt Gravatt Cemetery.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "BRISBANE SOUTH.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 29 August 1904. p. 5. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Family Notices.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 29 June 1934. p. 12. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Lamont Alexander James — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Harry Turley		 Member for Brisbane South
1902–1904 		Succeeded by
William Reinhold
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