Arthur Bruce Pie (18 May 1902 – 30 July 1962) was an Australian politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
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| 2nd Leader of the Queensland People's Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1946–1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | John Beals Chandler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Thomas Hiley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Hamilton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1941–1943 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hugh Russell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | John Beals Chandler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Windsor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1944–1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Harry Moorhouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Thomas Rasey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Kedron | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1950–1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | New seat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Eric Lloyd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Arthur Bruce Pie 18 May 1902 Coburg, Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 July 1962 (aged 60) Sydney, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Queensland People's Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Party Independent Democrat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Jean Margaret Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Businessman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
The son of Arthur Savoi Garibaldi Pie, and Annie Gertrude Pie, née Miller, Arthur Bruce Pie was born in Coburg, Victoria on 18 May 1902.[1]
He married Jean Margaret Wright at Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland on 24 June 1925.[2]
Education edit
He attended Caulfield Grammar School 1916–1917,[3] and played for the school's First XVIII.[4]
Football edit
Caulfield Grammarians (MAFA) edit
He played with the Caulfield Grammarians Football Club, and was its coach on 1926.
Brisbane (QFL) edit
In 1924 he was captain of Brisbane Football Club,[5] and only ceased playing for the team when he was transferred, with his employment, to Melbourne in 1925.[6]
Melbourne (VFL) edit
He also played one senior game of Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League for Melbourne in 1926.
He was the president of the Queensland National Football Association in the 1930s.[7]
Employment edit
Pie worked in Melbourne and Brisbane in the importing and textile manufacturing industries, and owned his own group of businesses.[8]
Political career edit
Pie was elected to Queensland Parliament in 1941 as an independent Democrat, but resigned to contest the seat of Brisbane in the 1943 federal election. He was defeated by the incumbent George Lawson, and re-entered the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1944 as the Member for Windsor from the Queensland People's Party (QPP).[9]
Pie succeeded John Beals Chandler as the leader of the QPP in 1946, and served in this role until 1948. In 1950 he became the Member for Kedron as a Liberal Party politician, but he resigned from the Party following a dispute about parliamentary pay increases, and resigned from Parliament in 1951.[8]
Journey into Desolation edit
Pie visited the concentration camps of Nazi Germany in 1945 shortly after the end of the Third Reich, and published a book called Journey into Desolation (Pie, 1946) after this experience.
Later life edit
Following his political career, Pie was a member and leader of several Brisbane clubs until his death.[8]
See also edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ Births: Pie, The Argus, (Saturday, 31 May 1902), p.9.
- ^ Marriages: Pie—Wright, The Brisbane Courier, (Saturday, 18 July 1925), p.6.
- ^ Webber (1981), p.310.
- ^ Caulfield Grammar School Football Team, Punch, (Thursday, 22 November 1917), p.19.
- ^ Australian Game, The (Brisbane) Daily Standard, (Monday, 23 June 1924), p.9.
- ^ Australian Rules, The (Brisbane) Telegraph, (Monday, 6 July 1925), p.7.
- ^ "BIG MEN IN SPORT". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. 6 July 1938. p. 12. Retrieved 5 January 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c Williams, Paul D. (2000). "Pie, Arthur Bruce (1902–1962)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- ^ "BRUCE PIE FOR WINDSOR". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. 17 February 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 5 January 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
References edit
- Pie, Bruce, Journey into Desolation: The Journal of a 2,000 mile Tour through the Wreckage of the Third Reich, shortly after the Nazi Surrender, John Mills, (Brisbane), 1946.
- Webber, Horace (1981). Years May Pass On... Caulfield Grammar School, 1881–1981. Centenary Committee, Caulfield Grammar School, (East St Kilda). ISBN 0-9594242-0-2.
External links edit
- Bruce Pie's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bruce Pie at AustralianFootball.com
- Demonwiki profile