Alec Lamont

Alexander James "Alec" Lamont (8 February 1850 – 27 June 1934) was a barrister and a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Alexander Lamont
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Brisbane South
In office 11 March 1902 – 27 August 1904
Preceded by	Harry Turley
Succeeded by	William Reinhold
Personal details
Born	Alexander James Lamont (1850-02-08)8 February 1850 Cheshire, England
Died	27 June 1934(1934-06-27) (aged 84) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Mt Gravatt Cemetery
Nationality	English Australian
Political party	Ministerialist
Spouse(s)	Ellen Bannister, Harriet Grindley Daniels (d.1922)
Occupation	Barrister

Lamont was born in Cheshire, England, to parents Charles Gordon Lamont and his wife Christiana (née James). He first commenced his legal service in Sydney in 1876 and in 1898 was working as a barrister in Brisbane. Later on he was the manager of Webster & Co before joining the Union Trustee Co. and the Bengal Chutney Co.^[1]

Political career

Lamont was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, holding the seat of South Brisbane from 1902^[1] until his defeat at the 1904 state election.^[2] He had also served on the Brisbane Water and Sewerage Board and was a Trustee of the South Brisbane Cemetery Board.^[1]

Personal life

Lamont married Ellen Bannister in London and later married Harriet Grindley Daniels in Liverpool and together had three sons and three daughters.^[1] Lamont died in Brisbane in June 1934^[1] and his funeral proceeded from Talavera, his former residence at Wellington Point to the Mt Gravatt Cemetery.^[3][4]