Frank Brennan (judge)
Queensland Legislative Assembly for Toowoomba | |
|---|---|
| In office 16 March 1918 – 26 February 1925 | |
| Preceded by | James Tolmie |
| Succeeded by | Evan Llewelyn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank Tenison Brennan 6 December 1884 Labor |
| Spouse | Hanna Maria Gertrude Koenig (m.1922 d.1960) |
| Occupation | Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland, Solicitor |
Frank Tenison Brennan (6 December 1884 – 6 August 1949) was a Labor Party politician,
History
Born in
He was elected to the
The bribery case
On 14 August 1922, two men, Sleeman and Connolly, were arrested for having attempted to bribe Mr Brennan. It was established at their trial that the object was to induce Mr Brennan to cross the House to bring down the Government. It was stated that he was offered £3500. The men were trapped at Mr Brennan's house, where holes had been bored in the walls to allow detectives and shorthand writers to obtain a complete record of their conversation. They were sentenced to three months' imprisonment, and fined £500 each.[2]
Supreme Court
In 1925 he was elevated to the Supreme Court Bench on the retirement of Mr. Justice Shand; from 1925 until 1947 he was stationed in Central Queensland, and for his last two years in Brisbane.
Last days
Mr. Justice Brennan died in the
Family
Frank Brennan married Hanna Maria Gertrude Koenig, on 19 July 1922. Gertrude was a daughter of prominent Brisbane citizen Albert Koenig, a
Mr. Justice Brennan left a wife, son Gerard, who was studying law, and daughters Anne (his associate) and Mary.
See also
References
- The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 29 June 1923. p. 6. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Death Of Mr Justice Brennan". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 8 August 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 8 August 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ Brennan, Frank Tenison (1884–1949) — Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
Further references
Malcolm Cope, 'Brennan, Frank Tenison (1884–1949)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/brennan-frank-tenison-5348/text9043, accessed 24 May 2013.
