Henry Cattermull

Henry Albert Cattermull (March 1871 – 30 August 1935) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Henry Cattermull
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Musgrave
In office
9 October 1920  12 May 1923
Preceded byJohn White
Succeeded bySeat Abolished
Personal details
Born
Henry Albert Cattermull

March 1871
Suffolk, England
Died30 August 1935 (aged 64)
Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeBundaberg Cemetery
NationalityEnglish Australian
Political partyCountry Party
Spouse(s)Agatha Turner (m.1890 d.1956)
OccupationSugar grower

Early life

Cattermull was born at Suffolk, England, the son of Henry Cattermull and his wife Catherine (née Wills). He was a sugar grower and later on, a partner in the Sunnyside Mill at Bundaberg.[1]

On the 13 December 1890 he married Agatha Turner (died 1956) an together they had one son and six daughters. Cattermull died at Bundaberg in August 1931[1] and was buried in the Bundaberg General Cemetery.[2]

Public life

Cattermull, representing the Country Party, won the seat of Musgrave in the Queensland Assembly at the 1920 Queensland state election. He only held the seat for one term as Musgrave was abolished for the 1923 Queensland state election; he was defeated at that election contesting Bundaberg.[1]

In addition to his time in state parliament he was also a member of the Woongarra Shire Council in 1896-1921 including eighteen of those years as chairman and Cattermull was also an alderman in the Bundaberg City Council.[1]

References

  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. SEARCH THE BUNDABERG CEMETERY Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bundaberg Regional Council Retrieved 15 April 2016.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
John White
Member for Musgrave
1920–1923
Abolished
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