Jim Houghton (politician)
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The Honourable Jim Houghton |
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| Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 29 October 1974 – 4 July 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Longeran |
| Succeeded by | Selwyn Muller |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Redcliffe |
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In office 28 May 1960 – 7 Aug 1979 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Terry White |
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James Edward Hiram Houghton 13 September 1911 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 21 January 1985 (aged 73) Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Redcliffe Cemetery |
| Political party | National Country Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Independent, Liberal Party, Country Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Auld Shinnie (m.1938 d.1989) |
| Occupation | Real estate agent |
James Edward Hiram Houghton (13 September 1911 - 21 January 1985) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Houghton was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of James Houghton and his wife Emily (née Corscadden) and the family moved to Queensand when he was still young. He was educated at Humpybong State School in Redcliffe before attending the Brisbane Technical College. He then embarked on a banking career with the Commercial Bank of Australia being posted to Woolloongabba, Ipswich, and Proston.
At the outbreak of World War Two he joined the Australian Army, serving with the 5th Light Horse and 5th Motor Regiment and later rose to the rank of major with the 2/12 Battalion (7th Division) where he fought in New Guinea. He was discharged in 1945 and established a real estate business at Proston, later moving to Redcliffe.
On the 24th February 1938 Houghton married Mary Auld Shinnie (died 1989) and together had two sons and two daughters. He died in January 1985 and was buried in the Redcliffe Cemetery.
From 1955 to 1964, Houghton was the mayor of the Redcliffe Town Council which became the Redcliffe City Council in 1959. He missed out on pre-selection for the Country Party and instead stood as an Independent for the new state seat of Redcliffe at the 1960 Queensland state election, easily winning the seat. He joined the Liberal Party in 1961 but was only a member of the party for a few months before again becoming an Independent and in 1962 he re-joined the Country Party whom he represented for the rest of his political career.
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