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John White (Queensland politician)
John White (9 November 1853 – 13 June 1922) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1] Early lifeAs the son of Alexander and his wife Ellen (née Anderson), White was born in Dumbarton, Scotland. He was a company director and was involved in several businesses.[1] On 10 April 1877, he married Maggie Frame[1] (died 1901)[2] and had one son and three daughters. White died in Bundaberg in June 1922[1] and was buried in the Bundaberg Cemetery.[3] Public lifeWhite, representing the Ministerialists, won the 1903 by-election for the seat of Musgrave in the Queensland Assembly, replacing William O'Connell who had died in March of that year.[4] He only held the seat until the next year at the 1904 state election when he was defeated by Labour's Charles Nielson.[5] In 1907, White won back the seat against Nielson.[6] He remained a member of Musgrave until 1915 when he was once again beaten, this time by Thomas Armfield of the Labor Party.[7] He stood again at the 1918 state election but was once again defeated.[7] During his time in the parliament, he was the Secretary for Agriculture and Stock in 1912–1915.[1] References
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