Vivian Tozer

Vivian Tozer

Vivian Tozer, 1932
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Gympie
In office
11 May 1929  11 May 1935
Preceded by Thomas Dunstan
Succeeded by Thomas Dunstan
Personal details
Born Vivian Hoyles Tozer
(1870-05-27)27 May 1870
Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Died 5 September 1954(1954-09-05) (aged 84)
Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Resting place Gympie Cemetery
Nationality Australian
Political party Country and Progressive National Party
Spouse(s) Mary Anne Farrelly (m.1907 d.1954)
Occupation Solicitor
Religion Church of England

Vivian Hoyles Tozer (1870–1954) was a solicitor and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Early life

Vivian Hoyles Tozer was born on 27 May 1870 in Gympie, the son of Horace Tozer (a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Wide Bay) and his wife Mary Hoyles (née Wilson).[1] He was involved in the Wide Bay Light Horse Regiment and was a keen rifleman.[2]

Politics

A member of the Country and Progressive National Party, Tozer represented Gympie in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 11 May 1929 to 11 May 1935.[1]

Later life

Tozer donated the land on which Gympie State High School stands.[2]

Tozer died on 5 September 1954 in Gympie, survived by his wife and son.[1][2] His funeral was held at St Peter's Church of England in Gympie on 6 September, after which he was buried in the Gympie Cemetery.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tozer, Vivian Hoyles". www.parliament.qld.gov.au. Parliament of Queensland. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Once MLA, dies at 84.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 – 1954) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 6 September 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  3. "Family Notices.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 – 1954) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 6 September 1954. p. 16. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Thomas Dunstan
Member for Gympie
1929–1935
Succeeded by
Thomas Dunstan
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