John Adamson | |
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| Senator forQueensland | |
| In office 1 July 1920 – 2 May 1922 | |
| Succeeded by | John MacDonald |
| Member of theQueensland Legislative Assembly forMaryborough | |
| In office 18 May 1907 – 2 October 1909 Serving with William Mitchell | |
| Preceded by | John Norman |
| Succeeded by | Charles Booker |
| Member of theQueensland Legislative Assembly forRockhampton | |
| In office 25 February 1911 – 21 March 1917 Serving with Kenneth Grant | |
| Preceded by | William Kidston |
| Succeeded by | Frank Forde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Adamson (1857-02-18)18 February 1857 |
| Died | 2 May 1922(1922-05-02) (aged 65) Hendra, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Party | Labor (1907–17) National (state) (1917–22) Nationalist (federal) (1917–22) |
| Spouse | Caroline Jones (m.1884 d.1932) |
| Occupation | Shoemaker,Blacksmith,Religious minister |
John AdamsonCBE (18 February 1857 – 2 May 1922) was an English-born Australian politician.[1]
Born inDurham, he received a primary education before becoming a shoemaker, blacksmith and lay preacher. He migrated to Australia in 1878, becoming aMethodist minister inQueensland.[1]
At the1907 election, Adamson was elected to theLegislative Assembly of Queensland as theLabour member forMaryborough, serving until 2 October 1909 (the1909 election).[1][2]
On 25 February 1911, he was elected as the member forRockhampton, serving until 21 March 1917. He was Secretary for Railways from 1 June 1915 to 2 October 1916. Adamson left the Labor Party in the wake of the 1916 split overconscription, joining theNational Party.[1][2]
In 1919, he was part of the formation of a brief-lived stateNational Labor Party[3] and then he was elected to theAustralian Senate as a Nationalist Senator for Queensland.[4] He served in the Senate from 1 July 1920 until his death on 2 May 1922. Following his death, theQueensland Government (then controlled by theAustralian Labor Party) appointedJohn MacDonald, a Labor member, as his replacement.[2][5]
Adamson died in 1922 after he fell in front of a train atHendra railway station. Reports at the time suggested suicide as he had been suffering from illness and depression for some time.[1][6] He was accorded astate funeral which proceeded from theAlbert Street Methodist Church to theToowong Cemetery.[1][7][8]
| Parliament of Queensland | ||
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| Preceded by | Member forMaryborough 1907–1909 Served alongside:William Mitchell | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member forRockhampton 1911–1917 Served alongside:Kenneth Grant | Succeeded by |
