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Henry John Daniels (8 March 1850 – 13 June 1934) was a selector and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Henry Daniels | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cambooya | |
In office 6 May 1893 – 18 March 1899 | |
Preceded by | Patrick Perkins |
Succeeded by | Donald Mackintosh |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry John Daniels 8 March 1850 Bethnal Green, London, England |
Died | 12 June 1934 84) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | (aged
Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
Nationality | English Australian |
Political party | Labour Party |
Spouse(s) | Susannah Patterson (m.1874 d.1901), Alice Chalmers |
Occupation | Selector |
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]
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]
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]
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