John Norman (Australian politician)

John Norman (1855 - 11 July 1912) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

John Norman
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Maryborough
In office 11 Mar 1902 – 18 May 1907 Serving with Charles Barton, Henry Garde, William Mitchell
Preceded by	John Bartholomew
Succeeded by	John Adamson
Personal details
Born	John Norman 1855 Ayrshire, Scotland
Died	11 July 1912 (aged 56) Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Maryborough Cemetery
Political party	Kidstonites
Other political affiliations	Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Maggie Laurie
Occupation	Tailor

Biography

Norman was born at Ayrshire, Scotland, the son of John Norman and his wife Margaret (née Wallace). He did his apprenticeship as a tailor in Scotland and when he arrived in Australia in 1883 he opened a tailor's shop in Maryborough.[1]

He was married to Maggie Laurie[2] and together had five sons and four daughters. Norman died in July 1912[1] and his funeral proceeded from his former residence in Thomas Street, Tinana to the Maryborough Cemetery.[3]

Public career

Norman, a member of the Labour Party, was an alderman on the Maryborough City Council for ten years from 1891 and in 1901 was the mayor of Maryborough.[4] He then stood for the two-member seat of Maryborough in the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the 1893 Queensland colonial election but was beaten by the Ministerialist John Annear and Oppositionist Charles Powers.[5]

He next stood at the 1896 Queensland colonial election and again was beaten, this time by the Ministerialist pairing of John Annear and John Bartholomew. He did not stand in 1899 but three years later, at the 1902 Queensland state election, he and fellow Labour member Charles Barton won both positions as the members for Maryborough.[6] He represented the electorate until 1907 when he stood as a Kidstonite at that year's state election but was beaten into fourth place.[7]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
2. Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
3. "Family Notices". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser (2, 230). Queensland, Australia. 12 July 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 26 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "OBITUARIES". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser (2, 230). Queensland, Australia. 12 July 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 26 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "THIS GENERAL ELECTIONS". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser (6, 413). Queensland, Australia. 1 May 1893. p. 2. Retrieved 26 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "THE MARYBOROUGH ELECTION". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser (9, 149). Queensland, Australia. 12 March 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 26 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "THE MARYBOROUGH ELECTION". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser (10, 719). Queensland, Australia. 20 May 1907. p. 2. Retrieved 26 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.