Cec Carey

Cec Carey
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Albert
In office 28 May 1960 – 26 Dec 1969
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Bill Heatley
Personal details
Born	Cecil Charles Carey 21 September 1907 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Died	26 December 1969 (aged 62) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Country Party
Spouse(s)	Melba May Pain (m.1936)
Occupation	Dairy farmer
Religion	Church of England

Cecil Charles "Cec" Carey (21 September 1907 – 26 December 1969) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Biography

Carey was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, the son of Richard Cecil Carey and his wife Mary Jane (née Mason). He was educated at Southport State Primary and High Schools and by 1934 was the manager of his father's grocery business. He later owned and managed a 500-acre dairy farm at Mudgeeraba and was a director of Wood's Transport and W Wood Holdings Pty Ltd. By 1956 he was the chairman of Cecil C Carey Pty Ltd.^[1]

On the 18th July 1936 Carey married Melba May Pain and together had a son and daughter. He died on Boxing Day, 1969.^[1]

Public career

At the 1960 Queensland state election, Carey, the candidate for the Country Party, won the re-established seat of Albert. He held the seat for the next three elections, dying in office in 1969. At the subsequent by-election in 1970, the Country Party lost Albert to Bill Heatley of the Liberal Party.^[2]

Carey was a member of the Totalizator Agency Board, the Gold Coast Turf Club, and the Gold Coast Branch of the Red Cross. Also a committee member of the Gold Coast Rugby League, Carey was President of the Gold Coast Senior Citizens Social Club, the Queensland Retail Traders' Association, and the Federal President of the Master Grocers and Storekeepers' Association.^[1]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
2. Heatley, Mr William Clarence (Bill) — Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 3 May 2016.