Thomas Crowley (Australian politician)

Thomas Martin Crowley (15 November 1901 – 18 October 1965) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Thomas Crowley
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cairns
In office 3 May 1947 – 19 May 1956
Preceded by	Lou Barnes
Succeeded by	Watty Wallace
Personal details
Born	Thomas Martin Crowley 15 November 1901 Innisfail, Queensland, Australia
Died	18 October 1965 (aged 63) Sydney, Australia
Resting place	Macquarie Park Cemetery
Political party	Labor
Spouse(s)	Kathleen Evengelista Pease (m.1926 d.1952)
Occupation	Farmer

Biography

Crowley was born at Innisfail, Queensland, the son of James Crowley and his wife Margaret (née Fitzgerald). He was educated at the Good Samaritan Convent in Innisfail and after leaving school was a wholesaler of wines, spirits and groceries in Cairns and a sugar cane and tobacco farmer at Mossman.[1]

On 30 June 1926 he married Kathleen Agnes Pease[1] (died 1952)[2] and together had two sons and four daughters. He died in Sydney in October 1965[1] and was buried in the Macquarie Park Cemetery.[3]

Public career

Crowley was an alderman on the Cairns City Council from 1938 to 1947 and then beat the sitting member for Cairns, Lou Barnes, at the 1947 state election.[4] He held the seat for nine years, retiring in 1956.[1]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
2. Kathleen E Crowley – Find a Grave Retrieved 13 May 2016.
3. Thomas Martin Crowley – Find a Grave Retrieved 13 May 2016.
4. "LATEST POLL FIGURES". The Courier-mail (4189). Queensland, Australia. 1 May 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.