John White (Queensland politician)

John White
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Musgrave
In office 4 April 1903 – 27 August 1904
Preceded by	William O'Connell
Succeeded by	Charles Nielson
In office 18 May 1907 – 22 May 1915
Preceded by	Charles Nielson
Succeeded by	Thomas Armfield
Personal details
Born	John White 9 November 1853 Dumbarton, Scotland
Died	13 June 1922 (aged 68) Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Bundaberg Cemetery
Nationality	Scottish Australian
Political party	Ministerialist
Other political affiliations	Opposition
Spouse(s)	Maggie Frame (m.1877 d.1901)
Occupation	Company director
Religion	Presbyterian

John White (9 November 1853 - 13 June 1922) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Early life

White was born at Dumbarton, Scotland, the son of Alexander and his wife Ellen (née Anderson). He was a company director and involved in several businesses.^[1]

On the 10th April 1877 he married Maggie Frame^[1] (died 1901)^[2] with the marriage producing one son and three daughters. White died in Bundaberg in of June 1922^[1] and was buried in the Bundaberg Cemetery.^[3]

Public life

White, representing the Ministerialists, won the 1903 by-election for the seat of Musgrave in the Queensland Assembly, replacing William O'Connell who had died in March of that year.^[4] He only held the seat until the next year at the 1904 state election when he was defeated by Labour's Charles Nielson.^[5]

In 1907, White had his revenge over Nielson and won back the seat.^[6] He remained the member for Musgrave until 1915 when he was once again beaten, this time by Thomas Armfield of the Labor Party.^[7] He stood again in at the 1918 state election but was once again defeated.^[7] During his time in parliament he was Secretary for Agriculture and Stock in 1912-1915.^[1]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
2. Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
3. Surname: WHITE; Bundaberg Regional Council. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
4. "THE MUSGRAVE ELECTION.". The Brisbane Courier. LIX, (14,112). Queensland, Australia. 6 April 1903. p. 4. Retrieved 15 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "MUSGRAVE (1).". The Brisbane Courier. LXI, (14,549). Queensland, Australia. 30 August 1904. p. 5. Retrieved 15 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "SUMMARY OF RESULTS.". The Brisbane Courier. LXIII, (15,400). Queensland, Australia. 22 May 1907. p. 5. Retrieved 15 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "SUMMARY OF THE VOTING.". The Brisbane Courier (18,772). Queensland, Australia. 18 March 1918. p. 7. Retrieved 15 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.