James Fry (politician)

James Fry
James Fry
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly; for Kurilpa
	In office; 16 March 1918 – 11 June 1932
Preceded by	William Hartley
Succeeded by	Patrick Copley
Personal details
Born	James Porter Fry; 1880; West End, Queensland, Australia
Died	7 February 1948 (aged 67 or 68); Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Toowong Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Country and Progressive National Party
Other political; affiliations	Queensland United Party, National
Spouse(s)	Sarah Chegwin (m.1902 d.1957)
Occupation	Optometrist

James Porter Fry (1880 – 7 February 1948) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

Fry was born in West End, Queensland, the son of Charles Fry and his wife Caroline (née Davies). he was educated at West End State School and in World War One he joined the AIF with at first, the 3rd Infantry Battalion where he was a member of the Special Tropical Corps in November 1914 and later the 9th Battalion where he was stationed in France. He returned to Australia in late 1915 with the rank of Major.[1]

In 1918 he became an optometrist. He married Sarah Chegwin (died 1957) in 1902[2] and they had one son[3] and one daughter. Fry died in February 1948 at Redcliffe[1][4] and was buried in the Toowong Cemetery.[5]

Public career

Fry held the seat of Kurilpa, first for the National then later the Queensland United Party and the Country and Progressive National Party in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1918[1] until his defeat by Labor's Patrick Copley in 1932.[6]

References

"Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
Carnell, Ian. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
"Death Of J. P. Fry". Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954). 8 February 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
Deceased Search — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
"DETAILS OF COLLING". The Brisbane Courier (23, 204). Queensland, Australia. 13 June 1932. p. 14. Retrieved 8 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by William Hartley	Member for Kurilpa 1918–1932	Succeeded by Patrick Copley

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[qp-1] "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

[bdm-2] Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

[3] Carnell, Ian. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

[4] "Death Of J. P. Fry". Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954). 8 February 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

[bcc-5] Deceased Search — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

[1932election-6] "DETAILS OF COLLING". The Brisbane Courier (23, 204). Queensland, Australia. 13 June 1932. p. 14. Retrieved 8 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.