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Eddie Beardmore

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Eddie Beardmore
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Balonne
In office
3 August 1957 – 17 May 1969
Preceded byJohn Taylor
Succeeded byHarold Hungerford
Personal details
Born
Edward James Beardmore

(1891-01-18)18 January 1891
Winton, Victoria, Australia
Died8 April 1985(1985-04-08) (aged 94)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyCountry Party
OccupationGrazier

Edwin James (Eddie) Beardmore MBE (1891–1985) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Politics

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Beardmore was a member of the Balonne Shire Council for 15 years, being deputy chairman for 8 years.[1]

A member of the Country Party, Beardmore was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the 1957 election in the electoral district of Balonne. He retained the seat at the 1960, 1963 and 1966 elections. In 1969, he was in a serious car accident and did not contest the election later that year, ending his political service.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Beardmore, Mr Edwin James, MBE (Eddie)". Re-Member Database. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Balonne
1957–1969
Succeeded by