James Hunter (Australian politician)
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James Aitchison Johnston Hunter (4 July 1882 – 27 October 1968) was an Australian politician.
Hunter was born at Springburn, near Glasgow, Scotland and migrated with his family to Brisbane in 1884 educated there. He joined the state public service and became an accountant in the Queensland Railways. In 1908, he married Florence Phoebe Nason, who came from a family of pastoralists established near Surat. In 1912, he set up as a public accountant at Dalby.[1]
Hunter won the Australian House of Representatives seat of Maranoa at a 1921 by-election. In November 1934 he was appointed a minister without portfolio in the third Lyons ministry. He was not reappointed to the ministry after the November 1937 election. In 1936, he cofounded the Queensland Country Party, which replaced the Country and Progressive National Party in Queensland. He retired from parliament ahead of the November 1940 election.[1]
Hunter died at a retirement home in the Brisbane suburb of Sandgate and was survived by his wife and two sons.[1]
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- ^ a b c Cribb, Margaret Bridson (1983). Hunter, James Aitchison Johnston (1882 - 1968). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
| Parliament of Australia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Page |
Member for Maranoa 1921 – 1940 |
Succeeded by Frank Baker |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brennan, Thomas Cornelius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian journalist, lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4 July 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | 27 October 1968 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Sandgate, Queensland |
