Jim Blake (Australian politician)
| Jim Blake | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Isis | |
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In office 16 November 1968 – 7 December 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Pizzey |
| Succeeded by | Lin Powell |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bundaberg | |
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In office 12 November 1977 – 22 October 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Lou Jensen |
| Succeeded by | Clem Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
James Robert Henry Blake 6 October 1921 Childers, Queensland, Australia |
| Died |
9 April 2010 (aged 88) Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Childers Lawn Cemetery |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | ALP |
| Spouse(s) | Edna Mavis Berg (m.1951 d.1980) |
| Occupation | Sugarcane farmer |
James Robert Henry Blake (6 October 1921 – 9 April 2010) was a sugarcane farmer and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Blake was born in Childers, Queensland, to parents Harold Joseph Blake and his wife Eva Lillian (née Pitt). He attended Doolbi Primary School, Childers Junior High School and Brisbane Technical College. Blake served in the 2d AIF in World War Two, rising to the rank of Lance Bombardier with the 2/8 Field Regiment, 9 Division from 1941 until 1945 and on his return was a sugarcane farmer and trawlerman.
On the 21st April 1951, he married Edna Mavis Berg and together they had four daughters. He died in Bundaberg in April 2010 and was buried in the Childers Lawn Cemetery.
When the Queensland Premier, Jack Pizzey, died in 1968, a by-election was held later in the year for his former seat of Isis in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Blake, for the Labor Party, won the seat, which had always been held by the Country Party since its inception in 1932. He held Isis until his defeat in the 1974 rout of the Labor Party.
Three years later, at the 1977 state elections, he won the seat of Bundaberg. He then remained its member until his retirement in 1983.
Blake was always on the opposition benches during his time in parliament and he held the following roles:
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