Edward Macartney
| Sir Edward Macartney | |
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| Leader of the Opposition of Queensland | |
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In office 24 June 1915 – 8 September 1915 |
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| Preceded by | T. J. Ryan |
| Succeeded by | James Tolmie |
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In office 15 February 1918 – 28 January 1920 |
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| Preceded by | James Tolmie |
| Succeeded by | William Vowles |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Toowong |
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In office 24 November 1900 – 5 February 1908 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Finney |
| Succeeded by | Richard Cottell |
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In office 16 September 1911 – 9 October 1920 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Cottell |
| Succeeded by | James Maxwell |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Brisbane North |
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In office 2 October 1909 – 15 September 1911 Serving with Edward Forrest |
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| Preceded by | Edward Barton |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Welsby |
| Personal details | |
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Edward Henry Macartney 24 January 1863 Holywood, County Down, Ireland |
| Died | 24 February 1956 (aged 93) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | Irish Australian |
| Political party | Nationalist |
| Other political affiliations |
Ministerialist, Opposition Party, Queensland Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline Tottenham Lucas Cardew (m.1888 d.1949) |
| Occupation | Business manager, Solicitor |
| Religion | Church of England |
Sir Edward Henry Macartney (24 January 1863 – 24 February 1956) was a solicitor and a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Macartney was born in Holywood, County Down, Ireland, to parents William Isaac Macartney, who was a former commissioner of police in Ceylon, and his Scottish wife, Henrietta (née Dare). Educated at Holywood, Enniskillen, Gracehill and Dublin, he worked for four years in Ireland before, along with his brother, the ship's surgeon, arriving in Brisbane aboard the SS Bulimba on 20 March 1883. On his arrival, Macartney is said to have spent a short time as a jackaroo before beginning work with the National Australia Bank, working at Maryborough, Ipswich, Normanton and Townsville until 1885.
After 1885, Macartney took up work as an articled clerk for solicitors Thynne & Goertz, being admitted as a solicitor in 1891. When Thynne & Goertz was dissolved in 1893, he became Thynne's business partner and together developed a strong practice, specializing in commercial matters.
Macartney's first experience in politics was as a wardsman in the Shire of Ithaca from 1899 until 1903 including being its president in 1900. In that same year, as the Ministerialist candidate, he stood for the state seat of Toowong in a by-election to replace the retiring Thomas Finney. He defeated the Labour candidate, Arthur Lilley, son of the former Queensland Premier, Sir Charles Lilley, by 960 votes to 766. In 1908, Macartney, by now a member of the Opposition, was defeated by Richard Cottell at that year's snap election.
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