About George Lindley
Lived 1866 – 1937 (aged 70–71). George Lindley was an Australian politician and sheep farming.
George Lindley (1866 - 19 June 1937) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Biography Lindley was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of Anthony Bray Lindley and his wife Elizabeth (née Lockington). After arriving in Queensland he worked on his father's pastoral pursuits at Curra, Tiaro and Wide Bay before establishing an auctioneering business in Brisbane in 1903. He then was a real estate agent, working out of Toowoomba. and was buried in the Presbyterian section of the Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery.
Public life At the 1902 Queensland state elections, Lindley won the seat of Wide Bay, defeating the sitting member, Charles Jenkinson. He held the seat until he decided not to stand in 1907.
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Who was George Lindley?
Australian politician
When was George Lindley born?
George Lindley was born in 1866 in Melbourne.
When did George Lindley die?
George Lindley died on 19 June 1937 in Toowoomba.
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George Lindley was a politician and sheep farming.
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George Lindley was Australian.
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