Herbert Hardacre

Herbert Freemont Hardacre (7 March 1861 – 5 March 1938) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1893 until 1919.[1]

Herbert Hardacre
Herbert Hardacre ca. 1919.
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Leichhardt
In office
20 May 1893 – 14 October 1919
Preceded byWilliam Paul
Succeeded byTom Foley
Personal details
Born
Herbert Freemont Hardacre

(1861-03-07)7 March 1861
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Died5 March 1938(1938-03-05) (aged 76)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeBalmoral Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
Political partyLabor
Spouse(s)Alice Beatrice Maynard
OccupationTrade union official, Judge

Politics

Herbert Hardacre was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly having won Leichhardt at the 1893 colonial election as the Labor Party candidate. He was Secretary for Public Lands and Secretary for Agriculture from 1 December 1899 to 7 December 1899. He was Secretary for Public Instruction from 1 June 1915 to 9 September 1919. He held Leichhardt until he resigned on 14 October 1919 in order to take up an appointment in the Land Court.[2] Labor candidate Tom Foley won the resulting by-election on 20 December 1919.[3][4]

Later life

Hardacre died in 1938 and is buried in Balmoral Cemetery.[5]

See also

References
  1. G. N. Logan. "Hardacre, Herbert Freemont (1861-1938)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  2. "CABINET CHANGES". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 4 September 1919. p. 7. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. "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 19 January 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. Hardacre Hon Herbert Freemont Archived 21 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search Retrieved 19 May 2013.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
William Paul		 Member for Leichhardt
1893–1919		 Succeeded by
Tom Foley


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