Kenneth Grant (politician)

The Honourable
Ken Grant

Ken Grant - 1915
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Rockhampton
In office
11 March 1902 – 27 April 1912
Serving with William Kidston, John Adamson
Preceded by George Curtis
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Fitzroy
In office
27 April 1912 – 22 May 1915
Preceded by James Crawford
Succeeded by Harold Hartley
Personal details
Born Kenneth Macdonald Grant
September 1866
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died 13 August 1922 (aged 55)
Albion, Queensland, Australia
Resting place Toowong Cemetery
Nationality Australian
Political party Ministerial
Other political
affiliations		 Labour
Occupation Telegraphist

Kenneth Macdonald "Ken" Grant (September 1866 – 13 August 1922) was a telegraphist and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

Grant was born in Geelong, Victoria, to parents William Grant and his wife Jessie (née McDonald) and attended Brisbane Normal School. He began his working life as a cadet in the Post and Telegraphs Department and became a telegraphist at the Rockhampton Post Office and Railway Traffic Office. Later on he was a director of the Blair Athol Land and Timber Co.[1] and the principal of K.M. Grant and Co. Ltd.[2]

In his younger days he was a keen sportsman and president of the Central Queensland Rugby League, and a patron of the Rockhampton Jockey Club and the Rockhampton Bowls Club.[2]

Unmarried, he died from the complications of an attack of influenza in August 1922.[2] His funeral proceeded from has Albion home to the Toowong Cemetery.[3][4]

Political career

Grant represented the state seat of Rockhampton from 1902 until 1912. He then switched to the seat of Fitzroy in 1912 but was defeated by Harold Hartley in 1915.[5] He started out representing the Labour Party but by the end of his political career he was a member of the Ministerialists.[1]

He was the Chairman of Committees in 1910, Acting Secretary for Public Instruction in 1911-1912, and Home Secretary and Secretary for Mines in 1915.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Death of Mr. K. M. Grant.". The Brisbane Courier (20,144). Queensland, Australia. 14 August 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 28 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier (20,144). Queensland, Australia. 14 August 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 28 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ Deceased Search — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "SUMMARY OF THE VOTING.". The Brisbane Courier (18,772). Queensland, Australia. 18 March 1918. p. 7. Retrieved 28 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
George Curtis		 Member for Rockhampton
1902–1912
Served alongside: William Kidston, John Adamson		 Abolished
Preceded by
James Crawford		 Member for Fitzroy
1912–1915 		Succeeded by
Harold Hartley


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