Bruce Pie

Arthur Bruce Pie
2nd Leader of the Queensland People's Party
In office
1946–1948
Preceded by John Beals Chandler
Succeeded by Thomas Hiley
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Hamilton
In office
1941–1943
Preceded by Hugh Russell
Succeeded by John Beals Chandler
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Windsor
In office
1944–1950
Preceded by Harry Moorehouse
Succeeded by Thomas Rasey
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Kedron
In office
1950–1951
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by Eric Lloyd
Personal details
Born (1902-05-18)18 May 1902
Coburg, Victoria
Died 30 July 1962(1962-07-30) (aged 60)
Sydney, New South Wales
Nationality Australian
Political party Queensland People's Party
Other political
affiliations
Liberal Party of Australia
Independent Democrat
Spouse(s) Jean Margaret Wright
Profession Businessman
Religion Church of England

Arthur Bruce Pie (18 May 1902 – 30 July 1962) was an Australian politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.

Early life

He was born in Coburg, Victoria and attended Caulfield Grammar School. A player with the Caulfield Grammarians Football Club (and its coach on 1926), he also played one senior game of Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League for Melbourne in 1926 and was the president of the Queensland National Football Association in the 1930s.[1] Pie worked in Melbourne and Brisbane in the importing and textile manufacturing industries, and owned his own group of businesses.[2]

Political career

Pie was elected to Queensland Parliament in 1941 as an independent Democrat, but resigned to contest the seat of Brisbane in the 1943 federal election. He was defeated by the incumbent George Lawson, and re-entered the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1944 as the Member for Windsor from the Queensland People's Party (QPP).[3] Pie succeeded John Beals Chandler as the leader of the QPP in 1946, and served in this role until 1948. In 1950 he became the Member for Kedron as a Liberal Party politician, but he resigned from the Party following a dispute about parliamentary pay increases, and resigned from Parliament in 1951.[2]

Pie visited the concentration camps of Nazi Germany in 1945 shortly after the end of the Third Reich, and published a book called Journey into Desolation after this experience.[4]

Following his political career, Pie was a member and leader of several Brisbane clubs until his death.[2]

References

  1. "BIG MEN IN SPORT.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane: National Library of Australia). 6 July 1938. p. 12. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Williams, Paul D. (2000). "Pie, Arthur Bruce (1902–1962)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
  3. "BRUCE PIE FOR WINDSOR.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane: National Library of Australia). 17 February 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  4. National Library of Australia (2008). Journey into Desolation. Retrieved 28 December 2008.

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Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Hugh Russell
Member for Hamilton
1941–1943
Succeeded by
John Beals Chandler
Preceded by
Harry Moorehouse
Member for Windsor
1944–1950
Succeeded by
Thomas Rasey
New seat Member for Kedron
1950–1951
Succeeded by
Eric Lloyd
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