Greg Kehoe
| Greg Kehoe | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Nash | |
| In office 7 March 1953 – 3 August 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Dunstan |
| Succeeded by | Allen Hodges |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1, 1917 Warwick, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | February 18, 2005 (aged 87) Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Queensland Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Cecily Agnes White |
| Occupation | Magistrate, Solicitor |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Gregory Brian "Greg" Kehoe (1 May 1917–18 February 2005) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Early life
Greg Kehoe was born on 1 May 1917 at Warwick, Queensland, the son of Stephen Kehoe and his wife Teresa Mary (née Flynn). He attended school at St Patrick's Convent, Christian Brothers College, Gympie and then attended the Teachers' Training College, Brisbane. He lived in Gympie where he worked as a stipendiary magistrate. He served in World War 2 in the 42nd Battalion in the Salamaua–Lae campaign in New Guinea from 1941 to 1945.[1]
He married Cecily Agnes White on 5 June 1948; the couple had 2 sons.[1] He was a member of the Gympie Hospital Board, the vice-president of the Gympie branch of the Australian Labor Party and the president of the Gympie State Service Union.[2]
Politics
At the 1953 Queensland state election on 7 March 1953, Greg Kehoe was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the seat of Nash (Gympie area) representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He held the seat of Nash in the 1956 Queensland state election. On 26 April 1957, he followed Queensland Premier Vince Gair when he broke away from the ALP and formed the Queensland Labor Party (QLP). However, he was defeated on 3 August 1957 (the 1957 Queensland state election) by Allen Hodges, the Australian Country Party candidate.[3] [4]
Kehoe moved to Brisbane, living in Hawthorne. In the 1960 Queensland state election, Kehoe as the QLP candidate contested the seat of Hawthorne in Brisbane against the ALP candidate William Baxter but Baxter won. In the 1963 Queensland state election, Kehoe contested the seat of South Brisbane for the QLP, but was defeated by the sitting ALP member Colin Bennett.[4]
Later life
Greg Kehoe died on 18 February 2005 at the Gold Coast, Queensland.[1]
See also
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1953–1956
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1956–1957
- Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1960
- Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1963
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kehoe, Mr Gregory Brian". Re-Member Database. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ↑ "NEW COMERS TO HOUSE.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane: National Library of Australia). 9 March 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ↑ Kehoe, Mr Gregory Brian (Brian) — Government of Queensland. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2012 and the Legislative Council 1860-1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
| Parliament of Queensland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Dunstan |
Member for Nash 1953–1957 |
Succeeded by Allen Hodges |