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. 1 2 3 4 "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.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Walter Barnes
Member for Bulimba
19151918
Succeeded by
Walter Barnes
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