David Weir | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Eight_Hour_Labor_Day_Committee,_Maryborough,_1917.png) Eight Hour Labor Day Committee, Maryborough, 1917 - Weir is fourth from the left, front row | |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Maryborough | |
| In office 31 March 1917 – 22 September 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Jones |
| Succeeded by | John Blackley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Weir 23 December 1881 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 22 September 1929 (aged 47) Maryborough, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Maryborough Cemetery |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse | Edith Guymer (m. 1907 d.1960) |
| Occupation | Clerk |
David Weir (23 December 1881 – 22 September 1929) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
He was born at Glasgow, Scotland, the son of John Weir and his wife Jeannie (née Kerr)[1] and migrated with his family to Australia the following year.[2] They arrived in Townsville and he was educated at the Townsville Central State School and Townsville Grammar School.[2] He began his working career as a clerk with the Adelaide Steamship Company in 1895 before joining the Queensland Railways and working there as a clerk. In this position he was transferred across the state, including Townsville, Maryborough, and Ipswich.[1]
On 5 July 1907 he married Edith Guymer[1] (died 1960)[3] and together had two sons and a daughter. Weir died in September 1929 and his funeral proceeded from his former residence in Alice Street to the Maryborough Cemetery.[4]
- ^ a b c d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ a b "DEATH OF MR. WEIR M.L.A." Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 18, 307. Queensland, Australia. 23 September 1929. p. 4. Retrieved 26 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Family Notices". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 18, 307. Queensland, Australia. 23 September 1929. p. 4. Retrieved 26 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.