Kenneth Grant (politician)
Ken Grant | |
|---|---|
 Ken Grant - 1915 | |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Rockhampton | |
| In office 11 March 1902 – 27 April 1912 Serving with William Kidston, John Adamson | |
| Preceded by | George Curtis |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Fitzroy | |
| In office 27 April 1912 – 22 May 1915 | |
| Preceded by | James Crawford |
| Succeeded by | Harold Hartley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth Macdonald Grant September 1866 Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 13 August 1922 (aged 55) Albion, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Political party | Kidstonites |
| Other political affiliations | Labour |
| Occupation | Telegraphist |
Kenneth Macdonald Grant (September 1866 – 13 August 1922) was a telegraphist and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in Australia.[1]
Biography
[edit]Grant was born in Geelong, Victoria, to parents William Grant and his wife Jessie (née McDonald) and attended Brisbane Normal School. He began his working life as a cadet in the Post and Telegraphs Department and became a telegraphist at the Rockhampton Post Office and Railway Traffic Office. Later on he was a director of the Blair Athol Land and Timber Co.[1] and the principal of K.M. Grant and Co. Ltd.[2]
In his younger days he was a keen sportsman and president of the Central Queensland Rugby League, and a patron of the Rockhampton Jockey Club and the Rockhampton Bowls Club.[2]
Unmarried, he died from the complications of an attack of influenza in August 1922.[2] His funeral proceeded from has Albion home to the Toowong Cemetery.[3][4]
Political career
[edit]Grant represented the state seat of Rockhampton from 1902 until 1912. He then switched to the seat of Fitzroy in 1912 but was defeated by Harold Hartley in 1915.[5] He started out representing the Labour Party but by the end of his political career he was a member of the Kidstonites.[1]
He was the Chairman of Committees in 1910, Acting Secretary for Public Instruction in 1911-1912, and Home Secretary and Secretary for Mines in 1915.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "Death of Mr. K. M. Grant". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 144. Queensland, Australia. 14 August 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 28 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 144. Queensland, Australia. 14 August 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 28 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Deceased Search — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "SUMMARY OF THE VOTING". The Brisbane Courier. No. 18, 772. Queensland, Australia. 18 March 1918. p. 7. Retrieved 28 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.