Albert Whitford

Albert Edward Victor Whitford (1877 – 29 January 1924) was a tailor and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He was shot dead in Brisbane in 1924. only to be beaten by the sitting member, Colin Rankin. He was once again beaten by Rankin at the 1915 state election but finally won the seat in 1918. He held the seat until 1920.

Personal life In 1897, Whitford married Ethel Maud Scott and together had two sons and two daughters. The gunman then coolly waited until police took him into custody and charged him with murder.

Whitford was buried in the Toowong Cemetery, a mere nineteen hours after he was murdered.

Laydon was given a life sentence with hard labour. Laydon appealed his sentence and was finally released on parole after serving seven years. For many years the R.S.S.I.L.A., had lobbied the Governments of the day reasons for the exercise of clemency in this case, and the Moore Government agreed to recommend that he should be released upon serving seven years.