George Barber (politician)

George Barber
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Warrego
In office 18 May 1907 – 24 September 1907
Preceded by	Patrick Leahy
Succeeded by	Patrick Leahy
Personal details
Born	George Barber 1860 Hoo, Kent, England
Died	10 April 1932 (aged 72) Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Charleville Cemetery
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Florence Gifford (d.1922), Mary Ann Toub (m.1923)
Occupation	Builder
Religion	Presbyterian

George Barber (1860 - 10 April 1932) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Biography

Barber was born in Hoo, Kent, the son of George Barber Snr. and his wife Fanny (née Parker). After his arrival in Charleville he was a builder.^[1]

Barber was twice married, firstly to Florence Gifford whom he married in Canterbury, England, and together had 6 sons and 4 daughters.^[1] Florence died in 1922^[2] and the next year he married Mary Ann Toub. Barber died in April 1932^[1] and was buried in the Charleville Cemetery.^[3]

Public career

Barber won the seat of Warrego for the Labour Party at the 1907 Queensland state election, defeating the sitting member, Patrick Leahy.^[4] Leahy appealed the result based on the fact that Barber was insolvent and the Elections Judge reversed the result and installed Leahy as the member.^[5]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
2. Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
3. Inscription for George Barber — Australian Cemetery Index. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
4. "WARRECO.". Morning Bulletin (13,278). Queensland, Australia. 20 May 1907. p. 6. Retrieved 18 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
5. Warrego election petition — Hansard. Retrieved 18 June 2016.