Owen Daniel

Owen Daniel
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Keppel
In office 11 May 1929 – 5 Jan 1936
Preceded by	James Larcombe
Succeeded by	David Daniel
Personal details
Born	Owen Daniel 11 April 1875 Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales
Died	5 January 1936 (aged 60) Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	South Rockhampton Cemetery
Political party	Country and Progressive National Party
Spouse(s)	Sarah Ann Jenkins (m.1894 d.1933), Elvera Mary Petersen (m.1934)
Relations	David Daniel (son)
Occupation	Businessman
Religion	Baptist

Owen Daniel (11 April 1875 - 5 January 1936) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Biography

Daniel was born at Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, the son of Rees Daniel and his wife Ann. He was educated in Wales and after leaving school worked as a furnace-man in an iron and steel mill. He arrived in Queensland in 1900 where he set up several different businesses in Rockhampton including a tobacconist and casket agency.^[1]

On the 22 December 1894 he married Sarah Ann Jenkins and together had three sons and two daughters.^[1] Sarah died in 1933 and the next year Daniel married Elvera Mary Petersen. He died in Rockhampton in January 1936 with his funeral proceeding from his Yaamba Rd residence^[2] to the South Rockhampton Cemetery.^[3]

Public career

Daniel started in politics as an alderman on the Rockhampton City Council before resigning in 1929. He was then Chairman of the Livingstone Shire Council from 1933 until his death in 1936.

At the 1929 Queensland state election, Daniel, representing the Country and Progressive National Party, won the seat of Keppel in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He defeated the long-standing member, James Larcombe of the Labor Party. He went on to represent Keppel until his death in 1936. At the subsequent by-election, his son David took over representing the electorate.

Daniel was prominently associated with the friendly societies and at one stage was president and secretary of the Medical Institute. He was chairman of the Hospitals Board and a committee member of the Ambulance Brigade. A Mason, He was past-master of the Mt Chalmers lodge and a member of the Yeppoon lodge.^[2]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
2. "LOSS TO COMMUNITY". Morning Bulletin (21,671). Queensland, Australia. 6 January 1936. p. 6. Retrieved 19 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Deceased search — Rockhampton Regional Council. Retrieved 19 May 2016.