Ivor Marsden

Ivor Marsden (11 March 1903 – 18 November 1976) was a police officer and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Ivor Marsden
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Ipswich
In office
10 September 1949 – 28 May 1960
Preceded byDavid Gledson
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Ipswich West
In office
28 May 1960 – 28 May 1966
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byVi Jordan
Personal details
Born
Ivor Marsden

(1903-03-11)11 March 1903
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Died18 November 1976(1976-11-18) (aged 73)
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor
Spouse(s)Doris Emily Jackson (m.1924 d.1980)
OccupationPolice officer

Biography

Marsden was born in Ipswich, Queensland, to parents Llewellyn Marsden and his wife Hannah (née Bowen). He attended primary schools in Ipswich before coming a law clerk in the 1920s. He served in the Australian Army from 1942-1945 before coming a police sergeant based at the Ipswich Police Station.[1]

On 28 June 1924, he married Doris Emily Jackson (died 1980)[2] and they had two sons and four daughters. He died in Ipswich in November 1976.[1]

Public career

Marsden, the Labor candidate, won the by-election to replace the long serving member for Ipswich, David Gledson in 1949. He held the seat until it was abolished for the 1960 Queensland state election. He then won the new seat of Ipswich West, holding it until he retired from politics in 1966.[1]

He was an alderman in the Ipswich City Council for six years from 1943, including the City's Vice-Mayor in 1949.[1]

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References
  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
David Gledson		 Member for Ipswich
1949–1960		 Abolished
New seat Member for Ipswich West
1960–1966		 Succeeded by
Vi Jordan
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