Godfrey Morgan (Australian politician)
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Godfrey Morgan was an Australia
n journalist, politician, and farmer. He served on the Queensland Legislative Assembly
from 1909 until 1938, first for the electoral district of Murilla and then for the electoral district of Dalby
.
, Australia
, to Godrey Morgan, a newspaperman and printer, and Mary Elizabeth Morgan, née Williamson. When Morgan was young his father began a newspaper at Donald
and when his father died in 1891, Morgan took over management of the paper. On 8 December 1896, he married Annie Jane Pace.
In 1908, after the government of Queensland
requested settlers to come help fight a prickly pear infestation, the Morgan family moved to a 7000 acre plot of land named Arubial, on the Condamine River
near Condamine
.
In 1909 Morgan was elected first to the Murilla Shire Council and then to Queensland Legislative Assembly
, representing Murilla. In 1929, after A.E. Moore became Premier, Morgan became Secretary for Railways and then Minister for Transport in 1932.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n journalist, politician, and farmer. He served on the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
from 1909 until 1938, first for the electoral district of Murilla and then for the electoral district of Dalby
Electoral district of Dalby
Dalby was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It existed from 1873 to 1949 and centred on the town of Dalby.-Members for Dalby:...
.
Biography
Godfrey Morgan was born on 29 July 1875 in Landsborough, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, to Godrey Morgan, a newspaperman and printer, and Mary Elizabeth Morgan, née Williamson. When Morgan was young his father began a newspaper at Donald
Donald, Victoria
Donald is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Richardson River, at the junction of Sunraysia Highway and Borung Highway, in the Shire of Buloke. The town is named after William Donald, a Scottish pastoralist who was the first settler in the area in 1844...
and when his father died in 1891, Morgan took over management of the paper. On 8 December 1896, he married Annie Jane Pace.
In 1908, after the government of Queensland
Government of Queensland
The Government of Queensland is commonly known as the "Queensland Government".The form of the Government of Queensland is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1859, although it has been amended many times since then...
requested settlers to come help fight a prickly pear infestation, the Morgan family moved to a 7000 acre plot of land named Arubial, on the Condamine River
Condamine River
The Condamine River, part of the Murray-Darling Basin, drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland, Australia...
near Condamine
Condamine
-Places:Condamine is the name of several communes in France:* Condamine, in the Ain département* Condamine, in the Jura département* La Condamine-Châtelard, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence départementCondamine may also refer to:...
.
In 1909 Morgan was elected first to the Murilla Shire Council and then to Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
, representing Murilla. In 1929, after A.E. Moore became Premier, Morgan became Secretary for Railways and then Minister for Transport in 1932.