George Barber (politician)

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For “Member for Warrego, Queensland Legislative Assembly” FROM 18 MAY 1907 TO 24 SEP 1907 of George Barber

Barber won the seat of Warrego for the Labour Party at the 1907 Queensland state election, defeating the sitting member, Patrick Leahy. Leahy appealed the result based on the fact that Barber was insolvent and the Elections Judge reversed the result and installed Leahy as the member.

Source for the defeated member's name and the ground of the successful petition.

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For “Buried” APR 1932 of George Barber

Barber died in April 1932 and was buried in the Charleville Cemetery.

Names the cemetery. The event is placed at Charleville because no place row for the cemetery itself exists.

George Barber (politician) · Wikipedia (en)

For George Barber (1860–1932)

Barber was born in Hoo, Kent, the son of George Barber Snr. and his wife Fanny (nee Parker). After his arrival in Charleville he was a builder. Barber was twice married, firstly to Florence Gifford whom he married in Canterbury, England, and together had 6 sons and 4 daughters. Florence died in 1922 and the next year he married Mary Ann Toub. Barber died in April 1932 and was buried in the Charleville Cemetery.

Corroborates the identification independently: first wife Florence Gifford married at Canterbury, her death in 1922 (matching #43948), and 6 sons and 4 daughters, matching the ten children on this family.