George Blocksidge | |
Constituency Am1: | Woolloongabba |
Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
Term Start1: | 18 May 1907 |
Term End1: | 5 February 1908 |
Predecessor1: | Thomas Dibley |
Successor1: | David Hunter |
Birth Date: | 20 September 1855 |
Birth Place: | Brisbane, Colony of New South Wales |
Death Place: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Restingplace: | Balmoral Cemetery |
Birthname: | George Henry Blocksidge |
Nationality: | Australian |
Party: | Ministerial |
Otherparty: | Labour |
Spouse: | Kate Georgina Bell (m.1880 d.1943) |
Occupation: | Real estate agent |
George Henry Blocksidge (20 September 1855 – 20 January 1944) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Blocksidge was born at Brisbane, Queensland, the son of the William Blocksidge and his wife Esther (née Shelly). He was educated at Brisbane State Schools and became a real estate agent.
On 3 November 1880 he married Kate Georgina Bell[1] (died 1943)[2] at Ipswich and together had two sons and five daughters, one of which was the well-known poet William Baylebridge.[1] He died in January 1944[1] and his funeral proceeded from Quambathella, his East Brisbane residence[3] to the Balmoral Cemetery.[4]
Blocksidge was mayor of South Brisbane in 1903 before winning the seat of Woolloongabba for the Opposition Party at the 1907 Queensland state election, defeating the sitting member Thomas Dibley.[5] He held the seat until the special state election held the following year when he was beaten by the Ministerial candidate, David Hunter.[6]