John Adamson (Queensland politician)

John Adamson
CBE
John Adamson CBE
Senator for Queensland
	In office; 1 July 1920 – 2 May 1922
Succeeded by	John MacDonald
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly; for Maryborough
	In office; 18 May 1907 – 2 October 1909 Serving with William Mitchell
Preceded by	John Norman
Succeeded by	Charles Booker
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly; for Rockhampton
	In office; 25 February 1911 – 21 March 1917 Serving with Kenneth Grant
Preceded by	William Kidston
Succeeded by	Frank Forde
Personal details
Born	John Adamson; 18 February 1857; Tudhoe, Durham, England
Died	2 May 1922 (aged 65); Hendra, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Toowong Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor (1907–17) ; National (state) (1917–22) ; Nationalist (federal) (1917–22)
Spouse	Caroline Jones (m.1884 d.1932)
Occupation	Shoemaker, Blacksmith, Religious minister

John Adamson CBE (18 February 1857 – 2 May 1922) was an English-born Australian politician.^[1]

Early life

Born in Durham, he received a primary education before becoming a shoemaker, blacksmith and lay preacher. He migrated to Australia in 1878, becoming a Methodist minister in Queensland.^[1]

Politics

At the 1907 election, Adamson was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labour member for Maryborough, serving until 2 October 1909 (the 1909 election).^[1]^[2]

On 25 February 1911, he was elected as the member for Rockhampton, serving until 21 March 1917. He was Secretary for Railways from 1 June 1915 to 2 October 1916. Adamson left the Labor Party in the wake of the 1916 split over conscription, joining the National Party.^[1]^[2]

In 1919, he was part of the formation of a brief-lived state National Labor Party^[3] and then he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Nationalist Senator for Queensland.^[4] He served in the Senate from 1 July 1920 until his death on 2 May 1922. Following his death, the Queensland Government (then controlled by the Australian Labor Party) appointed John MacDonald, a Labor member, as his replacement.^[2]^[5]

Death

Adamson died in 1922 after he fell in front of a train at Hendra railway station. Reports at the time suggested suicide as he had been suffering from illness and depression for some time.^[1]^[6] He was accorded a state funeral which proceeded from the Albert Street Methodist Church to the Toowong Cemetery.^[1]^[7]^[8]

External links

"Adamson, John (1857-1922)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Adamson, John (1857–1922) Archived 27 November 2012 at archive.today – Australian Dictionary of Biography
^ ^a ^b ^c "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ "20 Oct 1919 - THE DAILY MIRROR". Trove. 20 October 1919. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
^ 1919 Queensland Senate Election Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine — Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive
^ Adamson Index of Senate appointments 1901-2003 Archived 20 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine — Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive
^ "TRAGIC DEATH". The Brisbane Courier. 3 May 1922. p. 5. Retrieved 13 February 2015 – via Trove.
^ "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. 4 May 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 13 February 2015 – via Trove.
^ "Adamson, John". Grave Location Search. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by John Norman	Member for Maryborough 1907–1909 Served alongside: William Mitchell	Succeeded by Charles Booker
Preceded by William Kidston	Member for Rockhampton 1911–1917 Served alongside: Kenneth Grant	Succeeded by Frank Forde

[adb-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Adamson, John (1857–1922) Archived 27 November 2012 at archive.today – Australian Dictionary of Biography

[qpmla-2] "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[3] "20 Oct 1919 - THE DAILY MIRROR". Trove. 20 October 1919. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[4] 1919 Queensland Senate Election Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine — Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive

[5] Adamson Index of Senate appointments 1901-2003 Archived 20 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine — Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive

[death-6] "TRAGIC DEATH". The Brisbane Courier. 3 May 1922. p. 5. Retrieved 13 February 2015 – via Trove.

[funeral-7] "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. 4 May 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 13 February 2015 – via Trove.

[burial-8] "Adamson, John". Grave Location Search. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.

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