John Adamson (Australian politician)
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John Adamson CBE |
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| Senator for Queensland | |
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In office 1 July 1920 – 2 May 1922 |
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| Succeeded by | John MacDonald |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Maryborough |
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In office 18 May 1907 – 2 October 1909 Serving with William Mitchell |
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| Preceded by | John Norman |
| Succeeded by | Charles Booker |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Rockhampton |
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In office 25 February 1911 – 21 March 1917 Serving with Kenneth Grant |
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| Preceded by | William Kidston |
| Succeeded by | Frank Forde |
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John Adamson 18 February 1857 Tudhoe, Durham, England |
| Died | 2 May 1922 (aged 65) Hendra, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Nationality | Australian |
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Labor (1907–17) Nationalist (1917–22) |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline Jones (m.1884 d.1932) |
| Occupation | Shoemaker, Blacksmith, Religious minister |
John Adamson CBE (18 February 1857 – 2 May 1922) was an English-born Australian politician.
Born in Durham, he received a primary education before becoming a shoemaker, blacksmith and lay preacher. He migrated to Australia in 1878, becoming a Methodist minister in Queensland.
At the 1907 election, Adamson was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labour member for Maryborough, serving until 2 October 1909 (the 1909 election).
On 25 February 1911, he was elected as the member for Rockhampton, serving until 21 March 1917. He was Secretary for Railways from 1 June 1915 to 2 October 1916. Adamson left the Labor Party in the wake of the 1916 split over conscription, joining the Nationalist Party.
In 1919, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Nationalist Senator for Queensland. He served in the Senate from 1 July 1920 until his death on 2 May 1922. Following his death, the Queensland Government (then controlled by the Australian Labor Party) appointed John MacDonald, a Labor member, as his replacement.
Adamson died in 1922 after he fell in front of a train at Hendra railway station. Reports at the time suggested suicide as he had been suffering from illness and depression for some time. He was accorded a state funeral which proceeded from the Albert Street Methodist Church to the Toowong Cemetery.
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