Peter Byrne (politician)

Peter Byrne
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Mourilyan
In office 29 Apr 1950 – 17 May 1969
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Peter Moore
Personal details
Born	Peter Byrne 13 June 1892 Myola, Queensland, Australia
Died	16 March 1974 (aged 81) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Political party	ALP
Spouse(s)	Ellen Elsiba Imison (m.1923 d.1926), Amy Jean Scott (m.1929 d.1967)
Occupation	Canegrower
Religion	Roman Catholic

Peter Byrne (13 June 1892 – 16 March 1974) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Early life

Byrne was born at Myola, Queensland, the son of Peter Byrne Snr and his wife Mary (née McCoy). He was educated at the Mareeba State School and then attended Nudgee College in Brisbane. On leaving school he found work at the Chillagoe smelters before becoming a canegrower in Tully from 1925.^[1] He was also a tax agent and, during the 1930s, helped many farmers who had been declared bankrupt get back on their feet again.^[2]

On the 7th May 1923 Byrne married Ellen Elsiba Imison^[1] but Ellen died just three years later,^[3] the marriage bring two sons. Six years after his first marriage Byrne married for a second time, to Amy Jean Scott on the 4th November 1929^[1] (died 1967)^[3] and together they had three daughters. Byrne died in March 1974 and was buried in the Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery.^[4]

Public life

At the 1950 Queensland state election Byrne, for the Labor Party, won the new seat of Mourilyan. He was the member for Mourilyan until the 1969 Queensland state election when he retired from politics.^[1]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
2. Motion of Condolence — Hansard. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
3. Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
4. Deceased Search — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 14 April 2016.