Dr Millice Culpin | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Brisbane | |
In office 16 December 1903 – 12 December 1906 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Macdonald-Paterson |
Succeeded by | Justin Foxton |
Personal details | |
Born | Hertfordshire, England | 1 December 1846
Died | 1 September 1941 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | (aged 94)
Nationality | English Australian |
Political party | Labour Party |
Occupation | Doctor |
Millice Culpin (1 December 1846 – 1 September 1941) was an Australian politician. Born in Hertfordshire, England, he was educated at Alleynes Grammar School and then the University of Edinburgh, after which he became a doctor. He migrated to Australia in 1891. In 1903, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Brisbane after the appearance of a second Protectionist candidate William Morse allowed him to defeat sitting member Thomas Macdonald-Paterson.[1] Culpin was defeated in 1906 and became a suburban doctor in Brisbane. He died there in 1941[2] and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[3]