George Cuthbert Taylor
| George Taylor | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Enoggera |
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In office 11 Jun 1932 – 15 Apr 1944 |
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| Preceded by | James Kerr |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Morris |
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| Born |
George Cuthbert Taylor 14 February 1886 Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 2 January 1957 (aged 70) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations |
ALP |
| Spouse(s) | Hilda Ward (m.1915) |
| Occupation | Shearer |
George Cuthbert Taylor (14 February 1886 – 2 January 1957) was a Shearer and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Taylor was born in Victorian seaside town of Warrnambool, to parents William Walker Taylor and his wife Isabella (née Drever). His family was impoverished due to his father's drinking. He attended Hamilton State School until 1898 whereupon he began his working life, eventually becoming a shearer, working across Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland. He joined the AWU in 1902, eventually becoming an organiser for the union in Adelaide from 1909 until 1911.
1912 saw him working as a miner in Ballarat and Broken Hill and in 1914 he served in the AIF including at Gallipoli where he was wounded and subsequently discharged in 1915. In 1918 he joined the Labor Party and acquired a reputation as a soapbox orator who spoke on topics, usually involving political theory, economics and rationalism, in great detail and with utmost seriousness.
In 1919 he was involved in the Merivale Street riots where returned soldiers clashed with Russians and trade unionists. He was one of the 15 charged under War Precautions Act for publicly displaying a red flag at the 'International Socialist' march in contravention of a prohibition made by the then Minister for Defence. He appealed his conviction to the Supreme Court of Queensland where he was represented by the Queensland Premier, T. J. Ryan. Although the court found in favour of the commonwealth, on that same day all the prisoners were released under a general amnesty granted to mark the official declaration of peace.
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