William Lennon | |
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8th President of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
In office 18 August 1920 – 23 March 1922 | |
Preceded by | William Hamilton |
Succeeded by | Legislature abolished |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
In office 18 August 1920 – 23 March 1922 Life councillorship | |
Commissioned by | Alfred Jones |
15th Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly | |
In office 9 September 1919 – 9 January 1920 | |
Premier | T. J. Ryan Ted Theodore |
Preceded by | William McCormack |
Succeeded by | William Bertram |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Herbert | |
In office 18 May 1907 – 16 January 1920 | |
Preceded by | Alfred Cowley |
Succeeded by | Percy Pease |
Personal details | |
Born | William Lennon 8 December 1849 Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom |
Died | 5 May 1938 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | (aged 88)
Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
Nationality | Irish Australian |
Political party | Labor |
Spouse |
Mary Cecilia Ryan
(m. 1877; died 1937) |
Children | 5 |
Education | Townsville Grammar School |
William Lennon (8 December 1849 – 5 May 1938) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council. He was Lieutenant-Governor of Queensland.[1]