Thomas Rasey

Tom Rasey
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Windsor
In office 29 April 1950 – 26 April 1957
Preceded by	Bruce Pie
Succeeded by	Ray Smith
Personal details
Born	Thomas William Rasey 10 June 1898 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	27 April 1989 (aged 90) Caboolture, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Nudgee Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Other political affiliations	Queensland Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Johanna Eileen Dunlea (m.1936 d.1987)
Occupation	Drover, Clerk, Truck driver
Religion	Roman Catholic

Thomas William Rasey (10 June 1898 – 27 April 1989) was politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[1][2]

Politics

Rasey was elected as the member for Windsor in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland on 29 April 1950 (the 1950 Queensland state election). He represented the Australian Labor Party until 26 April 1957, when he joined the breakaway Queensland Labor Party. However, he then lost his seat on 3 August 1957 (the 1957 Queensland state election).^[1][3]

Later life

Rasey died in 1989 and was buried in Nudgee Cemetery.^[4]

References

1. "Part 2.19 - Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012 and the Legislative Council 1860-1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2015: The 54th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
2. "Part 2.21 - Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2015" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2015: The 54th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
3. Rasey, Mr Thomas William (Tom) — Government of Queensland. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
4. Nudgee Cemetery Mapping Interface — Nudgee Cemetery Grave Location Search. Retrieved 30 January 2015.