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Herbert McPhail

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Herbert McPhail
Herbert George McPhail, 1940
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Windsor
In office
22 May 1915 – 16 March 1918
Preceded byHugh Macrossan
Succeeded byCharles Taylor
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
19 February 1920 – 16 September 1920
In office
12 November 1921 – 23 March 1922
Personal details
Born
Herbert George McPhail

(1878-02-11)11 February 1878
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died20 September 1951(1951-09-20) (aged 73)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLabor
OccupationBusiness owner

Herbert George McPhail ( 11 February 1878 – 20 September 1951) was a member of both the Queensland Legislative Council and Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Early life

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McPhail was born at Brisbane, Queensland, to Robert McPhail and his wife Fanny (née Challenger) and was educated at Brisbane Normal School.[1]

Political career

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McPhail entered politics at the 1915 state election, winning the seat of Windsor for the Labor and defeating the sitting member, Hugh Macrossan.[2] He held the seat for one term before losing to Charles Taylor in 1918.[3]

When the Labour Party starting forming governments in Queensland, it found much of its legislation being blocked by a hostile Council, where members had been appointed for life by successive conservative governments. After a failed referendum in May 1917,[4] Premier Ryan tried a new tactic, and later that year advised the Governor, Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, to appoint thirteen new members whose allegiance lay with Labour to the Council.[5]

In 1920, the new Premier Ted Theodore appointed a further fourteen new members to the Council[6] with McPhail amongst the appointees.[1] He served for seven months before resigning in September 1920 only to be reappointed fourteen months later and remaining in the Council until it was abolished in March 1922.[1]

Personal life

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McPhail died in Brisbane in September 1951[1] and was cremated at Mount Thompson Crematorium.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ^ "SUMMARY OF THE VOTING". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 24 May 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. ^ "THE STATE ELECTIONS". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 26 March 1918. p. 6. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  4. ^ "TWO HOUSES, NOT ONE". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 7 May 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  5. ^ Goold-Adams, Sir Hamilton John (1858–1920)Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  6. ^ "LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 20 February 1920. p. 9. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Advertising". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 21 September 1951. p. 12. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Windsor
1915–1918
Succeeded by