Percy Bayley
Percy Bayley | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Pittsworth | |
| In office 22 May 1915 – 9 October 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Donald MacKintosh |
| Succeeded by | Cecil Roberts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Percy Mollineux Bayley 21 December 1879 Franklin, Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | 16 August 1942 (aged 62) Quinalow, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery |
| Political party | Queensland Farmers Union |
| Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Evans (m.1904 d.1968) |
| Alma mater | Gatton Agricultural College |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Percy Mollineux Bayley (21 December 1879[1] – 16 August 1942) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[2]
Biography
Bayley was born at Franklin, Tasmania, the son of James Mollineux Bayley and his wife Mary Alice (née Frencham).[1] He was educated at Brisbane Grammar School and then attended the Gatton Agricultural College. He was the manager of the Pittsworth Co-Op Dairy Association in 1899.[2]
On 6 September 1904 he married Mary Elizabeth Evans[2] (died 1968)[3] and together had two sons and three daughters.[2] Bayley died in August 1942[2] and was buried in the Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery.[4]
Public life
Bayley, a member of the Queensland Farmers Union, won the seat of Pittsworth in the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the 1915 state election.[5] He remained the member for five years before losing his seat in 1920.[6] He was by then an Independent Country Party representative.
References
- ^ a b Bayley,Percy Mollineux – Tasmanian Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Family history research – Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Deceased search] – Toowoomba Regional Council Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "COUNTRY ELECTORATES". The Brisbane Courier. No. 17, 894. Queensland, Australia. 24 May 1915. p. 9. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "PITTSWORTH". The Brisbane Courier. No. 19, 571. Queensland, Australia. 11 October 1920. p. 8. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.