Edwin Wallis-Smith (3 January 1908 – 14 March 1988) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Eddie Wallis-Smith
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Tablelands
In office
1 June 1963 – 27 May 1972
Preceded byTom Gilmore, Sr.
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Cook
In office
27 May 1972 – 7 December 1974
Preceded byBill Wood
Succeeded byEric Deeral
Personal details
Born
Edwin Wallis-Smith

(1908-01-03)3 January 1908
Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Died14 March 1988(1988-03-14) (aged 80)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLabor
Spouse(s)Edna Elizabeth Langusch (m.1937), Ruth Gibson (m.1951)
OccupationLocomotive driver

Biography

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Wallis-Smith was born at Maryborough, Queensland, the son of Edwin Alfred Wallis-Smith and his wife Eliza Jane (née Moore). He was educated at Maryborough Central State School and Maryborough Boys Grammar School and in 1937 joined the railway ambulance before becoming a locomotive driver in 1941.[1] From 1941 to 1946 he joined the 2/15 Australian Field Ambulance where he was discharged at the rank of sergeant.[2]

On 23 January 1937 he married Edna Elizabeth Langusch with whom he had one daughter. He married for a second time in 1951, this time to Ruth Gibson.[1] He died in Brisbane in March 1988.[1]

Public life

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Wallis-Smith, representing the Labor Party, won the seat of Tablelands at the 1963 Queensland state election. He held the seat until it was abolished before the 1972 state election and Wallis-Smith then moved to the electorate of Cook where he served until 1974 state election.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  2. ^ SMITH, EDWIN Archived 22 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine — World War Two Nominal Roll. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Tablelands
1963–1972
Abolished
Preceded by Member for Cook
1972–1974
Succeeded by