Charles William Conroy

Charles Conroy
Charles Conroy - March 1909
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Maranoa
In office
9 October 1920 – 14 April 1944
Preceded byThomas Spencer
Succeeded byJohn Taylor
Personal details
Born
Charles William Conroy

(1868-04-28)28 April 1868
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Died28 July 1944(1944-07-28) (aged 76)
Roma, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeRoma Monumental Cemetery
Political partyLabor
SpouseBertha Walduck (m.1898 d.1964)
OccupationTobacconist

Charles William Conroy (28 April 1868 – 28 July 1944) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

Conroy was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, the son of Michael Conroy and his wife Anne (née Murray) and was educated in Toowoomba.[1] He moved to Roma in his twenties and worked as a clerk for the solicitor, R.H. Dyball. He then went into business as a tobacconist and stationer.[2]

On 15 August 1898 he married Bertha Walduck[1] (died 1964)[3] who shared in much of her husband's public duties. He died at Roma Hospital in July 1944 and his funeral proceeded from the Roma Church of England church to the Roma Monumental Cemetery.[2]

Public career

Conroy, for the Labor Party, won the seat of Maranoa in the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the 1920 Queensland state election and went on to represent the seat until his retirement from politics at the 1944 state election.

He was also an alderman in the Roma Shire Council, being the town's mayor in 1909-1910 and again in 1920.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "DEATH OF MR. C. W. CONROY". Western Star and Roma Advertiser. No. 7067. Queensland, Australia. 4 August 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 10 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Maranoa
1920–1944 		Succeeded by