Jim Burrows (politician)

James Burrows (21 December 1886 - 17 August 1970) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Jim Burrows
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Port Curtis
In office
3 May 1947 – 1 Jun 1963
Preceded byTommy Williams
Succeeded byMartin Hanson
Personal details
Born
James Burrows

(1899-02-12)12 February 1899
Eidsvold, Queensland, Australia
Died30 October 1978(1978-10-30) (aged 79)
Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLabor
SpouseBertha Maud Wilkinson (m.1940)
OccupationAuditor

Biography

Burrows was born at Eidsvold, Queensland, the son of Henry Burrows and his wife Laura Christine (née Brandis). He was educated at Gaeta, Mount Perry and Many Peaks state schools and then did an accountancy and Local Government Clerkship correspondence course with Hemingway Robertson Ltd. He did general bushwork before becoming and auditor and registered valuer.[1]

In October 1940 Burrows married Bertha Maud Wilkinson and together had four sons. He died at Gladstone in October 1978.[1]

Public life

Burrows, representing the Labor Party, won the seat of Port Curtis at the 1947 Queensland state election. He held it for the next sixteen years before retiring at the 1963 Queensland state election.[1]

References
  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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