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Henry John Daniels

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Henry Daniels
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Cambooya
In office
6 May 1893 – 18 March 1899
Preceded byPatrick Perkins
Succeeded byDonald Mackintosh
Personal details
Born
Henry John Daniels

(1850-03-08)8 March 1850
Bethnal Green, London, England
Died12 June 1934(1934-06-12) (aged 84)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeToowong Cemetery
NationalityEnglish Australian
Political partyLabour Party
Spouse(s)Susannah Patterson (m.1874 d.1901), Alice Chalmers
OccupationSelector

Henry John Daniels (8 March 1850 – 13 June 1934) was a selector and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Early days

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Daniels was born in Bethnal Green, London, to parents Samuel Daniels and his wife Charlotte (née Hood). and was educated in London before he arrived in Australia in 1861.[1] After working in the tin mines at Stanthorpe from 1872 - 1874 he selected property at the Clifton Homestead Region, Mt Kent, Darling Downs in 1877. After selecting a large grazing farm at Gindie, in 1895 he transferred his leases in 1904 and moved to Brisbane, where he lived the rest of his life.[1]

Political career

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Having been a member of the Queensland Shearers' Union, Daniels, for the Labour Party, represented the seat of Cambooya in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1893 until his defeat in 1899.[1]

He was involved in a scandal in 1902 involving the construction and maintenance of a railway line from Normanton to Cloncurry. His involvement was never proven but it may have hurt his chances at re-election.[1]

Personal life

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In 1874, Daniels married Susannah Patterson (died 1901)[2] and together had three sons and three daughters.[1] After Susannah's death, he married Alice Chalmers and had two more children.[1]

He died on 12 June 1934 at Dunwich Benevolent Asylum[1] and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. ^ Family history researchQueensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. ^ Deceased Search Archived 8 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Cambooya
1893–1899
Succeeded by