Arnold Wienholt

Arnold Wienholt (25 November 1877 – 10 September 1940) was an Australian grazier, author and politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and a Member of the Australian House of Representatives.

Arnold Wienholt
Arnold Wienholt, circa 1916
Member of the Australian Parliament for Moreton
In office 13 December 1919 – 6 November 1922
Preceded by	Hugh Sinclair
Succeeded by	Josiah Francis
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Fassifern
In office 2 October 1909 – 28 March 1913
Preceded by	Charles Moffatt Jenkinson
Succeeded by	Ernest Bell
In office 28 June 1930 – 11 May 1935
Preceded by	Ernest Bell
Succeeded by	Adolf Muller
Personal details
Born	25 November 1877 Goomburra, Queensland
Died	10 September 1940 (aged 62) Abyssinia
Cause of death	Killed in action
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Nationalist Party of Australia, Ministerial
Spouse(s)	Enid Frances Sydney Jones
Relations	Edward Wienholt (father)
Occupation	Grazier, soldier, author

Early life

Arnold Wienholt was born on 25 November 1877 at Goomburra, Queensland, the son of Edward Wienholt (a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly) and his wife Ellen (née Williams).[1] He was educated in England at Wixenford School and Eton College[2] before returning to Australia as a grazier on the Darling Downs.

He served in the military 1899–1902 and 1914–1916, and was a published author.

Politics

In 1909, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Fassifern, where he remained until 1913.[3] In 1919, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Nationalist member for Moreton; he was also endorsed by the Primary Producers Union, effectively the Queensland state Country Party. Although sympathetic to the Country Party, formed in 1920, he remained a Nationalist, although the Country Party often received his support. He retired in 1922. In 1930 he returned to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Fassifern, where he remained until 1935.[3]

Later life

In 1939, he was called to serve once more in the military. Wienholt was killed in action in Abyssinia on 10 September 1940.[4] He is memorialised at the Khartoum Memorial.[5]

Published works

• Wienholt, Arnold (1909), The tick trouble : with an attempted solution, A. Wienholt
• Wienholt, Arnold (1922), The story of a lion hunt : with some of the hunter's military adventures during the war, Andrew Melose — available online
• Wienholt, Arnold (1923), The work of a scout, Andrew Melrose
• Wienholt, Arnold; Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) (1938), The Africans' last stronghold in Naboth's vineyard, J. Long

References

1. "Arnold Wienholt". Queensland Birth Index. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
2. Rosamond Siemon, The Eccentric Mr Wienholt (2005), p. 267
3. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
4. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
5. "Arnold Wienholt". Commonwealth War Graves. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

Further reading

• Grabs, Cyril (1987), Australian, and a hero : the story of an extraordinary adventurer, Arnold Wienholt, Darling Downs Institute Press, ISBN 978-0-949414-13-7
• Siemon, Rosamond (2005), The eccentric Mr Wienholt, University of Queensland Press, ISBN 978-0-7022-3498-9
• Siemon, Rosamond (1 January 1994), Arnold Wienholt, man and myth: A biography (Thesis), The University of Queensland, School of History, philosophy, Religion & Classics — available online

External links

Media related to Arnold Wienholt at Wikimedia Commons