Francis Kenna

The Hon
Francis Kenna
Portrait of the Honorable Francis Kenna.
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Bowen
In office
11 March 1902  2 October 1909
Preceded by Robert Smith
Succeeded by Myles Ferricks
Personal details
Born Francis Kenna
21 September 1865
Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Died 23 June 1932 (aged 66)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place Lutwyche Cemetery
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Labor Party
Other political
affiliations
Independent, Ministerial, Opposition
Spouse(s) Edith Elvira Stamp
Occupation Poet, Journalist
Religion Church of England

Francis Kenna (21 September 1865 – 23 June 1932),[1] was an Australian poet, journalist, and Labor Member of the Legislative Assembly in Queensland. He edited the "Brisbane Worker".

He published Banjo, of the Overflow, a parody of Banjo Paterson's Clancy of the Overflow in 1892, as part of the Bulletin Debate about the true nature of life in the Australian bush. Like many of his poems (including those later published in Phases), it was first published in the Sydney Bulletin.

In 1907 he married Edith Elvira Stamp; they had two sons, Herbert and Vernon.[2] Kenna died in 1932 and was buried in Lutwyche Cemetery.[3]

Works

References

  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. "Family Notices.". The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia). 24 June 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. Kenna Francis Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 1 February 2015.


Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Robert Smith
Member for Bowen
19021909
Succeeded by
Myles Ferricks