Thomas Glassey | |
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| Senator for Queensland | |
| In office 30 March 1901 – 31 December 1903 | |
| Leader of the Opposition of Queensland | |
| In office 30 August 1898 – 12 May 1899 | |
| Succeeded by | Anderson Dawson |
| Member of theQueensland Legislative Assembly forBundamba | |
| In office 12 May 1888 – 13 May 1893 | |
| Preceded by | James Foote |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Thomas |
| Member of theQueensland Legislative Assembly forBurke | |
| In office 16 June 1894 – 21 March 1896 | |
| Preceded by | John Hoolan |
| Succeeded by | John Hoolan |
| Member of theQueensland Legislative Assembly forBundaberg | |
| In office 21 March 1896 – 22 June 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Duffy |
| Succeeded by | George Barber |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1844-02-26)26 February 1844 Markethill,Armagh,Ireland |
| Died | 28 September 1936(1936-09-28) (aged 92) Brisbane,Queensland,Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Political party | Protectionist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Labour Party |
| Spouse | Margaret Fergeson White (m.1864 d.1899) |
| Occupation | Miner |
Thomas Glassey (26 February 1844 – 28 September 1936) was anIrish-bornAustralian politician.
Born inMarkethill,County Armagh, he received no formal education, working as a mill-worker and miner inScotland andEngland. He migrated to Australia around 1885, when he became a miner atBundamba, and was Secretary of the Bundamba Miners Association. He was a founding member of theAustralian Labor Party in Queensland. He was the first Labor member of any Australian parliament when he was elected to theLegislative Assembly of Queensland in 1888 as the member forBundamba.[1][2]
Defeated in 1893, he was subsequently a member ofBurke from 1894 to 1896 andBundaberg from 1896 to 1900.[2] He left the Labor Party in 1899 over the party'ssocialist objective. In 1901, he was elected to theAustralian Senate for Queensland,[3] unofficially as aProtectionist (though there was noprotectionist organisation in Queensland at the time). In 1903, theNational Liberal Union endorsed non-Labor candidates, and Glassey, as aDeakinite, did not receive endorsement. He contested the Senate as anindependent protectionist and received 25.6% of the vote, but was not elected.[4]
Glassey died in 1936 and was buried inToowong Cemetery.[5]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by New Role | Leader of the Opposition of Queensland 1898–1899 | Succeeded by |
| Parliament of Queensland | ||
| Preceded by | Member for Bundamba 1888–1893 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member for Burke 1894–1896 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member for Bundaberg 1896–1901 | Succeeded by |
| Parliament of Australia | ||
| Preceded by Federation Parliament | Senator forQueensland 1901–1903 Served alongside:John Ferguson | Succeeded by |
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