George Martin | |
Constituency Am1: | Burrum |
Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
Term Start1: | 11 March 1902 |
Term End1: | 14 May 1905 |
Predecessor1: | Nicholas Tooth |
Successor1: | Colin Rankin |
Birth Date: | 1858 |
Birth Place: | Clarence, New South Wales, Australia |
Death Date: | 14 May 1905 (aged 46 or 47) |
Death Place: | Childers, Queensland, Australia |
Restingplace: | Apple Tree Creek Cemetery |
Birthname: | George Martin |
Nationality: | Australian |
Party: | Labour |
Spouse: | Annie Brown (m.1887) |
Occupation: | Farmer, auctioneer |
George Martin (1858 – 14 May 1905) was an auctioneer and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Martin was born in Clarence, New South Wales, to parents George Martin and his wife Mary (née McPhee). He spent many years in Ballina where he worked as a farmer and also auctioneer.[1] He moved to Childers around 1900 and continued in those trades.[1] [2]
Martin, representing the Labour Party, was the member for Burrum in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1902 until his death three years later.[1]
He was also an alderman in Ballina for many years and Mayor of the town twice.[2]
In 1887, Martin married Annie Brown in Ballina and together had two daughters.[1]
A member of the Order of Oddfellows,[1] he died in 1905 and was buried in Apple Tree Creek Cemetery.[3]