death_date nationality birth_date birthname constituency_am term_end restingplace death_place title term_start spouse image name occupation predecessor birth_place assembly party successor religion article_title
21 august 1932 australian 12 november 1875 myles aloysius ferricks bowen south brisbane 30 june 1920 27 april 1912 11 may 1929 nudgee cemetery brisbane , queensland , australia senator for queensland 1 july 1913 2 october 1909 9 october 1920 beatrice ingham waugh myles ferricks.jpg myles ferricks journalist , teacher francis kenna edgar free maryborough , queensland , australia queensland legislative queensland legislative australian labor party edwin caine neil macgroarty roman catholic myles ferricks

myles ferricks

myles aloysius ferricks -lrb- 12 november 1875 -- 21 august 1932 -rrb- was an australian politician .
born in maryborough , queensland , he was educated there at christian brothers school before becoming a bush worker , teacher and journalist , and editor of the `` bowen independent '' .
in 1909 , he was elected to the legislative assembly of queensland as the labor member for bowen , serving until 1912 .
in 1913 he was elected to the australian senate as a labor senator for queensland .
he remained in the senate until his defeat in 1919 , taking effect in 1920 .
in 1920 , he returned to the queensland legislative assembly as the member for south brisbane , serving until 1929 .
ferricks died in 1932 .
his funeral was held at st stephen 's cathedral which proceeded to nudgee cemetery .
