John Kessell
John Henry Kessell (1870 - 15 November 1933) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
John Kessell | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Port Curtis | |
| In office 26 October 1912 – 22 May 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Breslin |
| Succeeded by | George Carter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Henry Kessell 1870 Kadina, South Australia, Australia |
| Died | 15 November 1933 (aged 62-63) Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia |
| Resting place | Field of Mars Cemetery |
| Political party | Ministerialist |
| Spouse | Sarah Rosetta Watt (m.1905) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Biography
Kessell was born at Kadina, South Australia, the son of John Kessell and his wife Elizabeth (née Williams). He was educated in Bathurst and was a proprietor of the Gladstone Observer newspaper and the chairman director of the Mt. Morgan Co.[1]
He married Sarah Rosetta Watt on 2 August 1905 in Brisbane and together had one daughter. Kessell died at the Lewisham Private Hospital,[2] New South Wales, and his funeral proceeded from the Ashfield Methodist Church to the Field of Mars Cemetery.[3]
Public life
Kessell, representing the Ministerialists, contested the seat of Port Curtis at the 1912 state election but lost by two votes to Edward Breslin.[4] The election of Breslin was later declared null and void by Justice Charles Chubb, the elections judge of the Queensland Supreme Court[5] and Kessell won the resulting by-election in October 1912.[4] At the 1915 state election he lost the seat to George Carter.[6]
He was president of the Australian Provincial Press Association and president of the Queensland Country Press Association.[1]
References
- "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 29, 913. New South Wales, Australia. 16 November 1933. p. 10. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 29, 913. New South Wales, Australia. 16 November 1933. p. 9. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "KESSELL LEADING". The Brisbane Courier. No. 17, 096. Queensland, Australia. 28 October 1912. p. 7. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- Port Curtis Election Petition — Hansard. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- "CONTESTED SEATS". The Brisbane Courier. No. 17, 896. Queensland, Australia. 26 May 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.