Ivor Marsden

Ivor Marsden (11 March 1903 – 18 November 1976) was a police officer and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Ivor Marsden
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Ipswich
In office 10 September 1949 – 28 May 1960
Preceded by	David Gledson
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Ipswich West
In office 28 May 1960 – 28 May 1966
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Vi Jordan
Personal details
Born	Ivor Marsden (1903-03-11)11 March 1903 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Died	18 November 1976(1976-11-18) (aged 73) Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Labor
Spouse	Doris Emily Jackson (m.1924 d.1980)
Occupation	Police officer

Biography

Marsden was born in Ipswich, Queensland, to parents Llewellyn Marsden and his wife Hannah (née Bowen). He attended primary schools in Ipswich before becoming a law clerk in the 1920s. He served in the Australian Army from 1942 to 1945 before becoming a police sergeant based at the Ipswich Police Station.^[1]

On 28 June 1924, he married Doris Emily Jackson (died 1980)^[2] and they had two sons and four daughters. He died in Ipswich in November 1976.^[1]

Public career

Marsden, the Labor candidate, won the by-election to replace the long serving member for Ipswich, David Gledson in 1949. He held the seat until it was abolished for the 1960 Queensland state election. He then won the new seat of Ipswich West, holding it until he retired from politics in 1966.^[1]

He was an alderman in the Ipswich City Council for six years from 1943, including the city's Vice-Mayor in 1949.^[1]