Roland William Hislop (20 April 1884 – 30 May 1948) was a member of the

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Biography

Hislop was born in

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, the son of William Hislop and his wife Alice (née Toyne) and educated in Brisbane. He was a well-known furniture manufacturer and after he was finished in politics worked as a welfare officer with the Queensland Apprenticeships Committee. On 21 December 1909, he married Daisy Elizabeth Davidge (died 1953).Family history research
— Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 12 June 2016. Hislop died in May 1948 and was cremated at the

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Public career

Hislop won the seat of Sandgate for the Labor Party at the

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, defeating James Kenny of the

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. He went on to hold the seat for six years before his defeat at the

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of the Country Party.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hislop, Roland William Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1884 births 1948 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland 20th-century Australian politicians