Digby Denham
| Digby Denham | |
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| 18th Premier of Queensland | |
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In office 7 February 1911 – 1 June 1915 |
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| Deputy | Thomas O'Sullivan |
| Preceded by | William Kidston |
| Succeeded by | T. J. Ryan |
| Deputy Premier of Queensland | |
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In office 22 June 1909 – 7 February 1911 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Henry Barlow |
| Succeeded by | Thomas O'Sullivan |
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In office 19 November 1907 – 18 February 1908 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Henry Barlow |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Henry Barlow |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Oxley |
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In office 3 July 1902 – 22 May 1915 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Grimes |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Jones |
| Personal details | |
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Digby Frank Denham 25 January 1859 Langport, Somerset, England |
| Died | 10 May 1944 (aged 85) Annerley, Brisbane, Australia |
| Resting place | South Brisbane Cemetery |
| Political party | Ministerial |
| Other political affiliations |
Commonwealth Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Maud Knight |
| Religion | Church of England, Baptist |
Digby Frank Denham (25 January 1859 — 10 May 1944) was politician and businessman in Queensland, Australia. He was a Premier of Queensland and Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He was the first of only two Queensland Premiers to lose their own seat at a general election.
Denham was born in Langport, Somerset, England on 25 January 1859 to William Denham, a baker, and his wife Edna Grace, née Cooke. He studied at Langport Grammar School before being indentured to a drapery firm in July 1873. In 1881 Denham migrated to South Australia where he formed a business partnership in Mallala with a commercial traveller, George Cable Knight. He married Knight's sister Alice Maud at North Adelaide on 16 April 1884: they were to have two daughters and a son.
Denham moved to Sydney in 1885 to form a partnership in John Melliday & Co. He opened a branch of the firm in Brisbane in 1886, and then bought out the firm in partnership with his brother in 1890, renaming it to Denham Bros, Produce and Grain Merchants. He became involved in several other companies over the following years and by the early 1900s he was chairman of the New Swanbank Colliery Co. and one of the leading businessmen in Brisbane.
From February 1892 until 1902, Denham served as a member, and for four years as chairman, of the Stephens Divisional Board (later the Shire of Stephens) based in Annerley.
He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1902 until 1915 representing the seat of Oxley, and was Premier of Queensland from 7 February 1911 to 1 June 1915.
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