Charles William Conroy (28 April 1868 – 28 July 1944) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Charles Conroy | |
|---|---|
 Charles Conroy - March 1909 | |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Maranoa | |
| In office 9 October 1920 – 14 April 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Spencer |
| Succeeded by | John Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles William Conroy 28 April 1868 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 28 July 1944 (aged 76) Roma, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Roma Monumental Cemetery |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse | Bertha Walduck (m.1898 d.1964) |
| Occupation | Tobacconist |
Biography
editConroy was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, the son of Michael Conroy and his wife Anne (née Murray) and was educated in Toowoomba.[1] He moved to Roma in his twenties and worked as a clerk for the solicitor, R.H. Dyball. He then went into business as a tobacconist and stationer.[2]
On 15 August 1898 he married Bertha Walduck[1] (died 1964)[3] who shared in much of her husband's public duties. He died at Roma Hospital in July 1944 and his funeral proceeded from the Roma Church of England church to the Roma Monumental Cemetery.[2]
Public career
editConroy, for the Labor Party, won the seat of Maranoa in the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the 1920 Queensland state election and went on to represent the seat until his retirement from politics at the 1944 state election.
He was also an alderman in the Roma Shire Council, being the town's mayor in 1909-1910 and again in 1920.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ a b "DEATH OF MR. C. W. CONROY". Western Star and Roma Advertiser. No. 7067. Queensland, Australia. 4 August 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 10 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 10 April 2016.