| Matthew Reid | |
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| Senator for Queensland | |
| In office 1 July 1917 – 30 June 1935 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1856 Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Died | 28 August 1947 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | Scottish Australian |
| Political party | Labor (1893–1909) Liberal (1909–17) Nationalist (1917–31) UAP (1931–35) |
| Occupation | Labour organiser |
Matthew Reid (30 September 1856 – 28 August 1947) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. Born in Ayrshire, he was educated in London before migrating to Australia in 1887. He was active in the Carpenters' Union and was an organiser of the Australian Labour Federation from 1890. In 1893, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Toowong. Defeated in 1896, he was elected as the member for Enoggera in 1899, serving until 1902. He served as President of the Queensland Labor Party in 1905, but left the party in 1909 to join the new Commonwealth Liberal Party. In 1917, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Nationalist Senator for Queensland. He remained a Senator until his retirement in 1934, by which time he was a member of the United Australia Party, successor to the Nationalist Party. Reid died in 1947.[1]