Alexander Lamont | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Brisbane South | |
In office 11 March 1902 – 27 August 1904 | |
Preceded by | Harry Turley |
Succeeded by | William Reinhold |
Personal details | |
Born | Alexander James Lamont 8 February 1850 Cheshire, England |
Died | 27 June 1934 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | (aged 84)
Resting place | Mt Gravatt Cemetery |
Nationality | English Australian |
Political party | Ministerialist |
Spouse(s) | Ellen Bannister, Harriet Grindley Daniels (d.1922) |
Occupation | Barrister |
Alexander James "Alec" Lamont (8 February 1850 – 27 June 1934) was a barrister and a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Lamont was born in Cheshire, England, to parents Charles Gordon Lamont and his wife Christiana (née James). He first commenced his legal service in Sydney in 1876 and in 1898 was working as a barrister in Brisbane. Later on he was the manager of Webster & Co before joining the Union Trustee Co. and the Bengal Chutney Co.[1]