Ernest Hunter
Ernest Charles James Hunter (17 November 1862 – 14 August 1944) was a sharebroker and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Ernest Hunter | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Burke | |
| In office 19 May 1888 – 24 June 1890 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Palmer |
| Succeeded by | John Hoolan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ernest Charles James Hunter 17 November 1862 Dumbarton, Scotland |
| Died | 14 August 1944 (aged 81) Mareeba, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Mareeba Pioneer Cemetery |
| Nationality | Scottish Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Esther Braithwaite (m.1886 d.1917), Florence Clow Ross (m.1921) |
| Relations | Frank Wise (son-in-law) |
| Occupation | Sharebroker, Publican |
Early days
Hunter was born and educated at Dumbarton, Scotland[1] to James Hunter and his wife Cecilia Ann (née Burgess).[2] He arrived in Rockhampton in 1871 and then in Maryborough where he worked as a printer for the Wide Bay News before heading for the gold fields of Gympie, Charters Towers, Croydon, and Etheridge.[1]
By 1883, Hunter was working as a sharebroker in Charters Towers and from 1886–1888 carried on his trade in Brisbane.
Political career
Hunter was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Burke in 1888[1] but was declared insolvent in 1890 and forfeited his seat.[3]
After he left politics, Hunter established a fruit pulp and molasses business in Cairns where he was also at one time a publican and auctioneer. In 1929 he travelled to London to float Cape York mines.
Personal life
On the 27 Nov 1886, Hunter married Esther Braithwaite and together had 3 sons and 1 daughter. Esther died in 1917[2] and on the 24 Mar 1921 Hunter married Florence Clow Ross and together had 2 sons.[1] His daughter, Elsie Dorothy Hunter, married future Premier of Western Australia Frank Wise in 1922.[4]
Hunter died at the Mareeba District Hospital in 1944. His funeral moved from St George's Church of England to the Mareeba Pioneer Cemetery.[5]
References
- "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- "OPENING OF PARLIAMENT". The Brisbane Courier. 25 June 1890. p. 6. Retrieved 4 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia — Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- "Family Notices". The Cairns Post. Qld. 15 August 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 4 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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| Preceded by Edward Palmer |
Member for Burke 1888–1890 Served alongside: William Hodgkinson |
Succeeded by John Hoolan |