Hugh McMinn

Hugh McMinn
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bulimba
In office 22 May 1915 – 16 March 1918
Preceded by	Walter Barnes
Succeeded by	Walter Barnes
Personal details
Born	Hugh Cameron McMinn 1865 Callander, Perthshire, Scotland
Died	2 December 1941 (aged 76) Wynnum, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Scottish Australian
Political party	Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Margaret Jane Catherwood (m.1892 d.1944)
Occupation	Storekeeper
Religion	Presbyterian

Hugh Cameron McMinn (1865 - 2 December 1941) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Biography

McMinn was born in Callander, Perthshire, the son of James McMinn and his wife Agnes (née Cameron). He arrived in Australia when he was about 16^[2] and worked as a storekeeper. After his time in parliament he was an inspector of playgrounds for the education department.^[1]

On the 11th May 1892 he married Margaret Jane Catherwood^[1] (died 1944)^[3] in Brisbane and together had a son and two daughters. McMinn died in December of 1941^[1] and was cremated at the Mt Thompson Crematorium.^[4]

Public career

After unsuccessfully contesting the state election in 1912,^[5] McMinn, for the Labor Party, won the seat of Bulimba at the 1915 Queensland state election. In doing so, he defeated the Queensland Treasurer, Walter Barnes.^[6] McMinn only lasted one term in the parliament and lost his seat back to Barnes at the 1918 Queensland state election.^[7]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
2. "DEATH OF HUGH McMINN". Worker 52, (2840) (Queensland, Australia). 9 December 1941. p. 12. Retrieved 6 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
4. "Parliament's Regret at Death of Mr. McMinn". The Telegraph (Queensland, Australia). 3 December 1941. p. 4 (LAST RACE). Retrieved 6 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "SUMMARY OF THE VOTING". The Brisbane Courier (16,940) (Queensland, Australia). 29 April 1912. p. 7. Retrieved 6 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.". The Brisbane Courier (17,894) (Queensland, Australia). 24 May 1915. p. 9. Retrieved 6 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "SUMMARY OF POLLING.". The Brisbane Courier (19,571) (Queensland, Australia). 11 October 1920. p. 7. Retrieved 6 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.