Colin Rankin
| Colin Rankin | |
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Colin Dunlop Wilson Rankin
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Burrum |
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In office 17 June 1905 – 16 March 1918 |
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| Preceded by | George Martin |
| Succeeded by | Albert Whitford |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Colin Dunlop Wilson Rankin 20 January 1869 Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Died | 2 November 1940 (aged 71) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Howard Cemetery |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Ministerial |
| Other political affiliations |
Commonwealth Liberal, Opposition |
| Spouse(s) | Annabelle Davidson Thompson (m.1906 d.1978) |
| Relations | Annabelle Rankin (daughter) |
| Occupation | Soldier, sugarcane farmer, Company director |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch |
Queensland Defence Force Australian Imperial Force |
| Years of service | 1886–1917 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands |
11th Brigade Wide Bay Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War |
Colin Dunlop Wilson Rankin (20 January 1869 – 2 November 1940) was a soldier, politician, cane farmer and company director.
Colin Dunlop Wilson Rankin was born on 20 January 1869 at Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland, the second son of William Rankin, colliery manager, and his wife Jane, née Anderson. He was educated at Galston Public School and Kilmarnock Academy.
Colin Rankin accompanied his family to Queensland when his father became manager of the Queensland Collieries Co. Ltd. at Howard (near Maryborough) in 1884. Rankin joined its staff and from 1886 the Queensland Defence Force. By 1890 he was assistant company manager, grew sugar at Tigh-na-Bienne at Isis, Queensland (near Bundaberg, north of Howard), and became a clerk and valuator with the Isis Divisional Board (1890–1899).
He married Annabelle Davidson Thomson on 5 September 1906 at St Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Maryborough; they settled on his plantation. They had two daughters, Annabelle (born 1908) and Jean.
The family lived in Brooklyn House in Howard (now heritage-listed).
His daughter, Annabelle, became the first woman to enter the Parliament of Australia from Queensland.
A major when the South African War broke out, Rankin volunteered for service and on 13 January 1900 sailed with the Second Queensland Contingent. He was appointed second-in-command of the First Australian Regiment of Mounted Infantry and saw action at Diamond Hill, Riet Vlei and elsewhere. Invalided to England, Rankin returned to Queensland in March 1901. In 1903 he was promoted lieutenant-colonel of the Wide Bay Infantry Regiment, assuming command in 1906.
Rankin tried to enter the Queensland Legislative Assembly by contesting the Burrum in the 1899 Queensland colonial election.
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