James Walker (Queensland politician)

James Ernest Walker (3 November 1869[1] – 9 November 1939) was a lawyer and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[2]

James Walker
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Ipswich
In office
11 May 1929 – 11 Jun 1932
Preceded byDavid Gledson
Succeeded byDavid Gledson
Personal details
Born
James Ernest Walker

(1869-11-03)3 November 1869
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died9 November 1939(1939-11-09) (aged 70)
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Political partyCPNP
SpouseVera Bridson Cribb (m.1905 d.1963)
RelationsThomas Bridson Cribb (father-in-law)
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
OccupationLawyer

Biography

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Walker was born in Melbourne, Victoria, to parents Reverend Joseph Walker and his wife Harriet (née Ives). He attended Scots College in Ballarat before his father was appointed Minister of the Central Congregationalist Church in Ipswich. Upon leaving school he attended the University of Sydney where he graduated with honours for both a BA and LL.B.[2]

Returning to Ipswich he started a law firm around 1899 before entering into a partnership with his brother to form Walker and Walker in 1901. This firm was to be Walker's main employment for the next 25 years.[1] He was a director of Ipswich Woollen Co., South British Insurance Co. in Brisbane, and Medical and Surgical Requisites Ltd.[2]

On the 27th Sep 1905 he married Vera Bridson Cribb (died 1963),[3] the daughter of former Ipswich member, Thomas Bridson Cribb[3] and they had three sons and one daughter. He died in November 1939 in Ipswich and was Cremated at Mt Thompson Crematorium.[1]

Public career

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Walker, the CPNP candidate, won the seat of Ipswich in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1929. He held it for one term and was defeated in 1932.[2]

He was a member of the Freemasons being the first initiate in the Modestia Lodge. He became the Worshipful Master in 1916-1917. He was the Deputy-Grand Registrar in the Grand Lodge, and Past Grand Senior Warden.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "DEATH OF MR. J. E. WALKER". Queensland Times. Vol. LXXIX, no. 16, 526. Queensland, Australia. 10 November 1939. p. 6 (DAILY.). Retrieved 3 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b c d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b Family history researchQueensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Ipswich
1929–1932
Succeeded by