Matthew Reid (30 September 1856 – 28 August 1947) was a Scottish-born Australian politician.
Matthew Reid | |
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| Senator for Queensland | |
| In office 1 July 1917 – 30 June 1935 | |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Toowong | |
| In office 29 April 1893 – 21 May 1896 | |
| Preceded by | Theodore Unmack |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Finney |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Enoggera | |
| In office 23 December 1899 – 11 May 1902 | |
| Preceded by | James Drake |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Hawthorn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1856 Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Died | 28 August 1947 (aged 90) Brisbane, Queensland |
| Nationality | Scottish Australian |
| Political party | Labor (1893–1909) Liberal (1909–17) Nationalist (1917–31) UAP (1931–35) |
| Spouse | Mary Smart |
| Occupation | Labour organiser |
Born in Ayrshire, he worked in London as a carpenter before migrating to Australia in 1887.[1] He was active in the Carpenters' Union and was an organiser of the Australian Labour Federation from 1890. In 1893, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for Toowong.[2] Defeated in 1896, he was elected as the member for Enoggera in 1899, serving until 1902.[2] He served as President of the Queensland Labor Party in 1905, but left the party in 1909 to join the new Liberal Party.
In 1917, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Nationalist Senator for Queensland. He remained a Senator until his retirement in 1934, by which time he was a member of the United Australia Party, successor to the Nationalist Party.[3][4]
Reid died in 1947, aged 90.[3]
Personal life
editReid was a prominent Theosophist. He joined the Theosophical Society in 1908 and remained a member for the rest of his life, leaving a bequest to the society's Brisbane branch. He gave public lectures on Theosophy and was influenced by Annie Besant, teaching a class on her Study in Consciousness and helping facilitate her entry into Australia in 1922.[3]
References
edit- ^ Sullivan, Rodney (1988). "Reid, Matthew (1856-1947)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ a b c Stevenson, Brian (2004). "Reid, Matthew (1856–1947)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
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