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George Blocksidge

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George Blocksidge
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Woolloongabba
In office
18 May 1907 – 5 February 1908
Preceded byThomas Dibley
Succeeded byDavid Hunter
Personal details
Born
George Henry Blocksidge

(1855-09-20)20 September 1855
Brisbane, Colony of New South Wales
Died20 January 1944(1944-01-20) (aged 88)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeBalmoral Cemetery
NationalityAustralian
Political partyMinisterial
Other political
affiliations
Labour
SpouseKate Georgina Bell (m.1880 d.1943)
OccupationReal estate agent

George Henry Blocksidge (20 September 1855 – 20 January 1944) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

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Blocksidge was born at Brisbane, Queensland, the son of the William Blocksidge and his wife Esther (née Shelly). He was educated at Brisbane State Schools and became a real estate agent.

On 3 November 1880 he married Kate Georgina Bell[1] (died 1943)[2] at Ipswich and together had two sons and five daughters, one of which was the well-known poet William Baylebridge.[1] He died in January 1944[1] and his funeral proceeded from Quambathella, his East Brisbane residence[3] to the Balmoral Cemetery.[4]

Public life

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Blocksidge was mayor of South Brisbane in 1903 before winning the seat of Woolloongabba for the Opposition Party at the 1907 Queensland state election, defeating the sitting member Thomas Dibley.[5] He held the seat until the special state election held the following year when he was beaten by the Ministerial candidate, David Hunter.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. ^ Family history researchQueensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Family Notices". The Courier-mail. No. 3237. Queensland, Australia. 21 January 1944. p. 6. Retrieved 27 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Deceased Search Archived 8 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. ^ "WOOLLOONGABBA". Morning Bulletin. No. 13, 278. Queensland, Australia. 20 May 1907. p. 6. Retrieved 27 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "SYNOPSIS OF THE POLLING". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXIV, no. 15, 623. Queensland, Australia. 7 February 1908. p. 5. Retrieved 27 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
Preceded by Member for Woolloongabba
1907–1908
Succeeded by