Bruce Pie
Arthur Bruce Pie | |
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| 2nd Leader of the Queensland People's Party | |
| In office 1946–1948 | |
| Preceded by | John Beals Chandler |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Hiley |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Hamilton | |
| In office 1941–1943 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Russell |
| Succeeded by | John Beals Chandler |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Windsor | |
| In office 1944–1950 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Moorehouse |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Rasey |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Kedron | |
| In office 1950–1951 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Eric Lloyd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1902 Coburg, Victoria |
| Died | 30 July 1962 (aged 60) Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Queensland People's Party |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Party of Australia Independent Democrat |
| Spouse | Jean Margaret Wright |
| Profession | Businessman |
Arthur Bruce Pie (18 May 1902 – 30 July 1962) was an Australian politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
Early life
He was born in Coburg, Victoria and attended Caulfield Grammar School. A player with the Caulfield Grammarians Football Club (and its coach on 1926), he also played one senior game of Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League for Melbourne in 1926 and was the president of the Queensland National Football Association in the 1930s.[1] Pie worked in Melbourne and Brisbane in the importing and textile manufacturing industries, and owned his own group of businesses.[2]
Political career
Pie was elected to Queensland Parliament in 1941 as an independent Democrat, but resigned to contest the seat of Brisbane in the 1943 federal election. He was defeated by the incumbent George Lawson, and re-entered the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1944 as the Member for Windsor from the Queensland People's Party (QPP).[3] Pie succeeded John Beals Chandler as the leader of the QPP in 1946, and served in this role until 1948. In 1950 he became the Member for Kedron as a Liberal Party politician, but he resigned from the Party following a dispute about parliamentary pay increases, and resigned from Parliament in 1951.[2]
Pie visited the concentration camps of Nazi Germany in 1945 shortly after the end of the Third Reich, and published a book called Journey into Desolation after this experience.[4]
Following his political career, Pie was a member and leader of several Brisbane clubs until his death.[2]
References
- ^ "BIG MEN IN SPORT". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 6 July 1938. p. 12. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ a b c Williams, Paul D. (2000). "Pie, Arthur Bruce (1902–1962)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- ^ "BRUCE PIE FOR WINDSOR". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 17 February 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ National Library of Australia (2008). Journey into Desolation. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
External links
- Bruce Pie's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Use dmy dates from December 2010
- 1902 births
- 1962 deaths
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
- People educated at Caulfield Grammar School
- Queensland People's Party politicians
- Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Caulfield Grammarians Football Club players
- Melbourne Football Club players
- Australian sportsperson-politicians
- 20th-century Australian politicians