Donald Gunn (Australian politician)

Donald Gunn (Australian politician) · Wikipedia (en)

For “Member for Carnarvon, Queensland Legislative Assembly” FROM 18 MAY 1907 TO 9 OCT 1920 of Donald Gunn

In 1907 Gunn, standing as an Independent, won the seat of Carnarvon in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He stood as a Ministerialist at the 1909 state elections and remained with them until 1915 when he joined the Queensland Liberals, and finally he joined the National Party in 1918. He retired from politics in 1920.

Corroborates the party sequence and the 1920 retirement.

Donald Gunn (Australian politician) · Wikipedia (en)

For “Occupation (Grazier)” FROM 1873 TO 1886 of Donald Gunn

He was supposed to manage this latest purchase but his father's forced retirement terminated this project and he moved back to manage Pikedale in 1874. The wool that was produced there was considered some of the best in the state and won several medals in the 1880s.

Corroborates the Pikedale management; Wikipedia dates the return to Pikedale to 1874, the register to 1873.

Donald Gunn (Australian politician) · Wikipedia (en)

For “Cremated” 1943 of Donald Gunn

He died in 1943 and was cremated at Mount Thompson Crematorium.

The crematorium is in Brisbane; the event is placed at Brisbane because no place row for the crematorium itself exists.

Donald Gunn (Australian politician) · Wikipedia (en)

For Donald Gunn (1856–1943)

Gunn was born in Burnima, New South Wales, to parents Donald Gunn, a squatter from Scotland, and his wife Anna Sophia (nee Hughes), an English-born governess.

Independent corroboration of the parents and birthplace held in the tree.