Adamson, CBE, John
Personal
Birth Date:
18 February 1857 (Tudhoe, Durham)
Death Date:
2 May 1922 (Hendra, Queensland)
Parents:
Robert Adamson and Dorothy (nee English)
Family:
Caroline Jones on 4 April 1883, 2 sons, 4 daughters
Education:
Tudhoe Public School, England
Religion:
Methodist/Presbyterian
Career
Apprentice shoemaker; Blacksmith; Primitive Methodist minister; Minister, Methodist Church of Australia, 1898-1907; Presbyterian supply minister, Gladstone, Mackay and Charters Towers, 1908
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | ALP | Maryborough | 18 May 1907 | 2 Oct 1909 | Did not contest |
| Assembly | ALP | Rockhampton | 25 Feb 1911 | 2 Oct 1916 | By-election |
| Assembly | NONE | Rockhampton | 2 Oct 1916 | 21 Mar 1917 | Retired |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary for Railways | 1 Jun 1915 | 2 Oct 1916 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Suffered fatal injuries when hit by a train at Hendra Station. Resigned from the Ministry and the Labor Party on 2 Oct 1916
Sources:
The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate, V.1 1901-1929 (Carlton South: Melbourne University Press, 2000); Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland; Hughes, Colin A and BD Graham, Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964 (Canberra: ANU, Department of Political Science, 1974); Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 09 November 2016]