George Lindley

George Lindley
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Wide Bay
In office 11 March 1902 – 18 May 1907
Preceded by	Charles Jenkinson
Succeeded by	Harry Walker
Personal details
Born	George Lindley 1866 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	19 June 1937 (aged 70) Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Ministerialist
Spouse(s)	Mary Helen Dawson (m.1896)
Occupation	Pastoralist
Religion	Presbyterian

George Lindley (1866 - 19 June 1937) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Biography

Lindley was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of Anthony Bray Lindley and his wife Elizabeth (née Lockington). After arriving in Queensland he worked on his father's pastoral pursuits at Curra, Tiaro and Wide Bay before establishing an auctioneering business in Brisbane in 1903. He then was a real estate agent, working out of Toowoomba.^[1]

On the 7th October 1896, Lindley married Mary Helen Dawson (died 1951)^[2] and together had three sons and one daughter. He died in June^[1] of 1937^[2] and was buried in the Presbyterian section of the Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery.^[3]

Public life

At the 1902 Queensland state elections, Lindley won the seat of Wide Bay, defeating the sitting member, Charles Jenkinson.^[4] He held the seat until he decided not to stand in 1907.^[5]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
2. Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
3. Deceased search — Toowoomba Regional Council. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
4. "WIDE BAY.". The Brisbane Courier. [?]III, (13,781) (Queensland, Australia). 14 March 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 25 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "BURNETT.". The Brisbane Courier. LXIII, (15,398) (Queensland, Australia). 20 May 1907. p. 6. Retrieved 25 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.