Sir John Alfred Row

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(1 January 1905 – 15 May 1993) was a member of the

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Biography

Row was born at Ingham,

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, the son of Charles Edward Row and his wife Emily Harriett (née Weller). He was educated at

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, before heading to

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where he attended Toowoomba East State School and then the

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. After leaving school he purchased a cane farm at

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in 1924 and worked it until 1960. On 19 November 1929 he married Gladys Mary Hollins and together had a daughter. Gladys died in 1952 and Row then married Irene Gough on 31 July 1966. He died at Ingham in May 1993.

Public career

Row started in politics as a councillor on the Hinchinbrook Shire Council from 1952 until 1963. He first attempted to enter state politics at the

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in the seat of Hinchinbrook but was beaten by the

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candidate and sitting member,

Cecil Jesson Cecil George "Nugget" Jesson (7 July 1899 – 25 December 1961) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Jesson was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of George Jesson and his wife Lillian Maude (née Jones). He mar ...

. Three years later, and with Jesson retiring,Jesson, Mr Cecil George
—

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. Retrieved 17 May 2016. Row stood again for Hinchinbrook and this time he was successful. Row went on to represent the people of Hinchinbrook until the 1972 state election. Row was in the ministry for most of his state political career. He held the roles of: Minister for Agriculture and Forestry 1963 Minister for Primary Industries 1963-1972 Row was awarded the Knight Bachelor in 1974 for services to Queensland. When he retired in 1972, his nephew,

Ted Row Edward Charles "Ted" Row (26 March 1923 – 4 July 2007) was an Australian politician. Early life Row was born in Ingham to Edward Dunlop Row and Ida Jesse, ''née'' Kilpatrick. He was educated at Trebonne State School and then Queensl ...

, took over as the member for Hinchinbrook.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Row, John Alfred Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1905 births 1993 deaths National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland 20th-century Australian politicians People educated at Toowoomba Grammar School Knights_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire