William Henley Rawlings
Australian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Australian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Henley Rawlings (28 February 1848 – 5 August 1906) was a member of both the Queensland Legislative Council and the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
William Rawlings | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Woothakata | |
In office 20 May 1893 – 11 April 1896 | |
Preceded by | William Little |
Succeeded by | John Newell |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
In office 12 July 1906 – 5 August 1906 | |
Personal details | |
Born | William Henley Rawlings 14 October 1848 Bristol, England |
Died | 5 August 1906 57) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | (aged
Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
Nationality | English Australian |
Political party | Labour Party |
Occupation | Union organiser, Miner |
Rawlings was born near Bristol, England, to William Rawlings and his wife Margaret Eliza (née Edwards).[1] Trained for the sea, he sailed to Sydney in 1869 and on to New Zealand where he engaged in seafaring on the west coast for several years.[2] In 1875, he was back in Australia and working as a miner in the Parkes goldfields.[2]
Moving to Queensland and settling in the Herberton district in 1883, he undertook several jobs including labourer, assayer, miner, and prospector.[2] By 1890, he was working as an Organiser for the Charters Towers Miners' Union.[1]
Rawlings was nominated as the Labour Party candidate for the seat of Woothakata in the 1893 colonial election. Victorious over his competitors William Little and W.M. Bonar,[3] he held the seat for three years before losing to John Newell in the 1896 election.[4]
Rawlings was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council in July 1906[5] but served for less than a month before his death in August of that year.[1] His funeral proceeded from the home of Michael Woods at Spring Hill to Parliament House, and then on to the Toowong Cemetery.[2][6]
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