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词条 George Blocksidge
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  1. Biography

  2. Public life

  3. References

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}}George Henry Blocksidge (20 September 1855 – 20 January 1944) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

Blocksidge was born at Brisbane, Queensland, the son of the William Blocksidge and his wife Esther (née Shelly). He was educated at Brisbane State Schools and became a real estate agent.

On 3 November 1880 he married Kate Georgina Bell[1] (died 1943)[2] at Ipswich and together had two sons and five daughters.[1] He died in January 1944[1] and his funeral proceeded from Quambathella, his East Brisbane residence[3] to the Balmoral Cemetery.[4]

Public life

Blocksidge was mayor of South Brisbane in 1903 before winning the seat of Woolloongabba for the Opposition Party at the 1907 Queensland state election, defeating the sitting member Thomas Dibley.[5] He held the seat until the special state election held the following year when he was beaten by the Ministerial candidate, David Hunter.[6]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=Parliament of Queensland|year=2015| url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=1189413949|accessdate=27 April 2016}}
2. ^[https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/ Family history research] — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
3. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42023851 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=The Courier-mail |issue=3237 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=21 January 1944 |accessdate=27 April 2016 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}
4. ^[https://graves.brisbane.qld.gov.au/ Deceased Search] — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
5. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article53099549 |title=WOOLLOONGABBA. |newspaper=Morning Bulletin |issue=13,278 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=20 May 1907 |accessdate=27 April 2016 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}
6. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19518012 |title=SYNOPSIS OF THE POLLING. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |volume=LXIV, |issue=15,623 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=7 February 1908 |accessdate=27 April 2016 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}
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5 : Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly|1855 births|1944 deaths|Burials in Balmoral Cemetery, Brisbane|Politicians from Brisbane

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