# Andrew Lang Petrie

Andrew Lang Petrie (25 JUN 1854 – 1 APR 1928); child of John Petrie and Jane Keith McNaught; born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; married Margaret Aird and Eliza Anne Agnes Luya; parent of 5 children; died in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

**Lifespan:** 25 JUN 1854 – 1 APR 1928

## Parents
- [John Petrie](/p/john-petrie-55732.md) (father)
- [Jane Keith McNaught](/p/jane-keith-mcnaught-55735.md) (mother)

## Spouses
- [Margaret Aird](/p/margaret-aird-55747.md) — m. 4 JAN 1877
- [Eliza Anne Agnes Luya](/p/eliza-anne-agnes-luya-55749.md) — m. 14 APR 1886

## Children
- [John George Petrie](/p/john-george-petrie-55760.md)
- [Margaret Jessie Petrie](/p/margaret-jessie-petrie-55759.md)
- [Andrew Luya Petrie](/p/andrew-luya-petrie-55761.md)
- [Eric Sandford Petrie](/p/eric-sandford-petrie-55763.md)
- [Harold Petrie](/p/harold-petrie-55762.md)

## Timeline
- 25 JUN 1854 — **Born** at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 1882 — **Occupation (Building contractor and stonemason)** at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia — In 1882 took over management of the family building and contracting business from his father John Petrie, the firm being renamed John Petrie & Son. He later moved it from the corner of Queen and Wharf Streets to a site beside the gates of Toowong Cemetery.
- FROM 1884 TO 1893 — **Member, Hamilton Divisional Board** at Hamilton, Queensland, Australia — Sat on the Hamilton Divisional Board. He was instrumental in separating the Hamilton Division from the Toombul Division and was the first chairman of the Hamilton Divisional Board.
- 1885 — **Member, Toombul Divisional Board** at Toombul, Queensland, Australia — Appointed to the Toombul Division Board in 1885 and re-elected unopposed for a further three years.
- FROM 10 APR 1893 TO 8 MAY 1926 — **Member for Toombul, Queensland Legislative Assembly** at Toombul, Queensland, Australia — Held the Legislative Assembly seat of Toombul continuously from 10 April 1893 to 8 May 1926, succeeding Michael Gannon and being succeeded by Hugh Russell. Over that period the register records his affiliations changing from Ministerialist to Opposition, back to Ministerialist, then Liberal, Nationalist and finally the Queensland United Party (Nationalist and Country Party). In July 1925 he announced he would retire at the 1926 election and did not contest it.
- 1900 — **Member, Royal Commission into Public Works** at Queensland, Australia — Appointed in 1900 to the Royal Commission into Public Works, the only parliamentary service recorded for him in the register besides his seat.
- 1913 — **Residence** at Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia
- 1916 — **Founder, Toowong tombstone firm** at Toowong, Queensland, Australia — Founded a monumental masonry firm at Toowong in 1916.
- 1916 — **Director, Brisbane Milling Company** at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia — Became a director of the Brisbane Milling Company in 1916.
- 1 APR 1928 — **Died** at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- **Member, Brisbane Cemetery Board** at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia — Served as a member of the Brisbane Cemetery Board. The register gives no dates for the appointment.
- **Occupation (Clerk, Customs Service)** at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia — Worked as a clerk in the customs service before joining the family building and contracting business. The register gives no dates.
- **Education (Brisbane Normal and Collegiate schools)** at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia — Educated at the Brisbane Normal School and the Brisbane Collegiate School.
- **Buried** at Toowong, Queensland, Australia — Buried in Toowong Cemetery with his son Harold. His second wife Agnes's ashes were interred in the same grave in 1943.

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