William Parry Colborne (1859 – 8 July 1945) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.[1]
William Colborne | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
| In office 19 February 1920 – 23 March 1922 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Parry Colborne 1859 Ipswich, Suffolk, England |
| Died | 8 July 1945 (aged 85) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | English Australian |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Kelly (m.1890 died 1904), Kathleen Mary Davey (m.1908 died 1946), |
| Occupation | Printer |
Early life
editColborne was born at Ipswich, Suffolk, England to Thomas Sendall Colborne and his wife Elizabeth (née Chamberlain). Arriving in Australia around 1882,[2] he took up work as a printer in Brisbane. He became involved with the Queensland Typographical Association and Printing Industry Employees' Union and served as its secretary from 1903 until 1939.[1] He was also President of the Queensland Trades and Labor Council.[1]
Political career
editAt the 1902 Queensland state election, Colborne, was the Labour candidate for the seat of Toombul but was defeated by the sitting member, Andrew Petrie.[3]
When the Labour Party starting forming governments in Queensland, it found much of its legislation being blocked by a hostile Council, where members had been appointed for life by successive conservative governments. After a failed referendum in May 1917,[4] Premier Ryan tried a new tactic, and later that year advised the Governor, Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, to appoint thirteen new members whose allegiance lay with Labour to the Council.[5] The Council, however, continued to reject the government's money bills and in 1918 Ryan advised Goold-Adams to appoint additional Labour members, but this time he refused the request.[5]
In 1920, the new Premier Ted Theodore appointed a further fourteen new members to the Council[6] with Colborne amongst the appointees.[1] He served for two years until the Council successfully voted for its abolishment, which took effect in March 1922.[1]
Personal life
editColborne married Catherine Kelly at Ipswich[1] in 1890 and together had six children. Catherine died in 1904[7] and in May 1908 he married Kathleen Mary Davey in Brisbane.[1] William and Kathleen's son, Colin Colborne served as a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.
Colborne died in July 1945 and was cremated at Mount Thompson Crematorium.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ OM64-28/5 William Parry Colborne Papers, 1902. – ArchiveGrid. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "TOOMBUL". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 12 March 1902. p. 6. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "TWO HOUSES, NOT ONE". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 7 May 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ a b Goold-Adams, Sir Hamilton John (1858–1920) – Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 20 February 1920. p. 9. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Family history research – Queensland Government Births, deaths, marriages, divorces. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 9 July 1945. p. 6. Retrieved 6 April 2015.