Samuel John Brassington (6 May 1901 – 4 October 1950) was an Australian politician. He was a

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member of the

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, serving as the member for Balonne from 1927 to 1932 and for

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from 1933 to 1950. He served as

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from 1944 to 1950. Upon his death in 1950, Brassington was accorded a

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which was held at St Stephen's Cathedral and proceeded to

Toowong Cemetery Toowong Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on the corner of Frederick Street and Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was established in 1866 and formally opened in 1875. It is Queensland, Queensland's lar ...

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1901 births 1950 deaths Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Speakers of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Place of birth missing Burials at Toowong Cemetery Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-Queensland-MP-stub