James Bayley (politician)

James Bayley
Member of the Australian Parliament for Oxley
In office 5 May 1917 – 19 December 1931
Preceded by	James Sharpe
Succeeded by	Francis Baker
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Wynnum
In office 29 April 1933 – 10 May 1935
Preceded by	Walter Barnes
Succeeded by	John Donnelly
Personal details
Born	James Garfield Bayley (1882-03-26)26 March 1882 Franklin, Tasmania, Australia
Died	14 January 1968(1968-01-14) (aged 85) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Nationalist Party of Australia
Other political affiliations	Country and Progressive National Party
Spouse(s)	Gladys Thelma Grier
Relations	Irene Longman (sister)
Alma mater	Stanford University
Occupation	Teacher
Religion	Congregationalist

James Garfield Bayley (26 March 1882 – 14 January 1968) was an Australian politician.^[1]

Early life

Born in Franklin, Tasmania, he moved to Queensland as a child. Educated at Brisbane Grammar School and at Stanford University in the United States, he returned to Australia as a teacher and eventually a school principal at Charters Towers State High School.^[1]

Politics

In 1917, Bayley was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Nationalist member for Oxley and held the seat until his defeat in 1931.^[2] In 1933, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Wynnum, representing the Country and Progressive National Party but was defeated 1935.^[1]

Bayley was the brother of Irene Longman, the first woman to stand and be elected to Queensland Parliament.^[1]

Later life

Bayley died in 1968 in Brisbane.

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