Colin McCathie
| Colin McCathie | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Haughton |
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| In office 29 April 1950 – 28 May 1960 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Colin George McCathie 9 May 1910 Gympie, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Sandgate, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | QLP |
| Other political affiliations |
ALP |
| Spouse(s) | Hazel Olive Whitchurch (m.1942) |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
| Occupation | Accountant |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Colin George McCathie (9 May 1910 – 1 September 1986) was an accountant and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Biography
McCathie was born in Gympie, Queensland, to parents George Critchley McCathie and his wife Isabella Falconer (née McLeod). He was educated at One Mile Boys' State School in Gympie, Gympie High School, and the University of Queensland where he graduated as a Bachelor of Arts. For ten years from 1927 he was a school teacher at Gympie, Emerald, and Mount Coolum before becoming a bus proprietor in Ayr for eight years. He practiced accountancy and real estate in Ayr from 1946 until 1950.[1]
On the 1st Jan 1942 McCathie married Hazel Olive Whitchurch and together had one son. He died in September of 1986 at Sandgate in Brisbane.[1]
Public career
Chairman of the Ayr Shire Council from 1946 to 1952, McCathie won the new seat of Haughton at the 1950 Queensland state election for the Labor Party. He remained the member until the district was abolished before the 1960 state elections. In 1957, he joined with Premier Vince Gair and most of his cabinet in forming the breakaway Queensland Labor Party.[1]
Besides his involvement in politics he was secretary of the Ayr Show Society and Vice-President of the North Queensland Rugby League. He was a member of the Lions Club and its District Governor in 1970.[1]
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