John Blackley (Australian politician)

John Blackley
John Blackley - February 1915
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Maryborough
In office 26 October 1929 – 11 June 1932
Preceded by	David Weir
Succeeded by	James Stopford
Personal details
Born	John Blackley 6 January 1862 Scotland
Died	10 March 1952 (aged 90) Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Maryborough Cemetery
Political party	Country and Progressive National Party
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Blackley (m. 1883 d.1942)
Occupation	Aerated water manufacturer
Religion	Presbyterian

John Blackley (6 Jan 1862 - 10 Mar 1952) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Biography

Blackley was born in Scotland, and came to Australia as a young man. Settling in Maryborough, he went into business manufacturing aerated water.^[2]

In 1883 he married Elizabeth Andrew (died 1942) and together had three sons and two daughters.^[3] He died in Maryborough in March 1952^[2] and his funeral proceeded from St Stephens Presbyterian Church to the Maryborough Cemetery.^[4]

Public career

Blackley started off in politics as an alderman on the Maryborough City Council between 1915 and 1922 and for part of that time he was the city's Mayor.

He stood as the Country and Progressive National Party candidate at the 1929 Queensland state election, but was beaten by Labor's David Weir.^[5] Weir died three months later and Blackley won the resulting by-election in October of that year, defeating Labor's Kerry Copley.^[5] He represented the electorate until the 1932 Queensland state election when he was defeated by James Stopford of the Labor Party.^[6]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
2. "MR. JOHN BLACK[?] DEAD AT AGE OF [?]". Maryborough Chronicle (24,981). Queensland, Australia. 11 March 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 27 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
4. "Family Notices". Maryborough Chronicle (24,981). Queensland, Australia. 11 March 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 27 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "COUNTRY SEATS". Sunday Mail (472). Queensland, Australia. 12 June 1932. p. 3. Retrieved 27 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "HOW QUEENSLAND SEATS WERE WON". Sunday Mail (624). Queensland, Australia. 12 May 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 27 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.