Sir John Beals Chandler | |
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Leader of the Queensland People's Party | |
In office 27 October 1943 – 9 March 1946 | |
Deputy | Bruce Pie |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Bruce Pie |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Hamilton | |
In office 20 October 1943 – 2 May 1947 | |
Preceded by | Bruce Pie |
Succeeded by | Harold Taylor |
5th Lord Mayor of Brisbane | |
In office 27 April 1940 – June 1952 | |
Preceded by | Alfred James Jones |
Succeeded by | Frank Roberts |
Personal details | |
Born | Bunwell, Norfolk, England | 21 February 1887
Died | 21 January 1962 St Lucia, Queensland, Australia | (aged 74)
Nationality | English Australian |
Political party | People's Party |
Other political affiliations | Citizens' Municipal Organisation |
Spouse | Lydia Isabel Parish |
Occupation | Businessman |
Sir John Beals Chandler (21 February 1887 – 19 January 1962), frequently referred to as J. B. Chandler, was the Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 1940 to 1952, and the Member for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, representing the electorate of Hamilton from the October 1943 by-election to the 1947 state election, where he chose not to seek re-election.
In 2021 John Beals Chandler was inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame.[1]