About William Henry Summerville
Lived 1862 – 1919 (aged 56–57). William Henry Summerville was an Australian politician and solicitor.
William Henry Summerville (August 1862 – 21 May 1919) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Biography Summerville was born at Ipswich, Queensland, the son of Samuel Summerville and his wife Elizabeth (née Thompson). He was educated at Ipswich Grammar School and established the law firm, Summerville & Delaney. and together had two sons and three daughters.
Public life Summerville was an alderman on the Ipswich City Council and Mayor of the city in 1903. He won the seat of Stanley for Labour in the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the 1902 state election, but was defeated two years later.
Street name A number of street names in the Brisbane suburb of Carina Heights are identical to the surnames of former Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. One of these is Summerville Street.
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Australian politician
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William Henry Summerville was born in 1862 in Ipswich.
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William Henry Summerville died on 21 May 1919 in Ipswich.
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William Henry Summerville was a politician and solicitor.
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