Kerry Copley
Kerry Copley | |
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| Member of the Thomas Moores | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick Kerry Copley 11 December 1901 Labor |
| Spouse | Dorothy Roberts Jones (m.1939) |
| Occupation | Barrister |
Patrick Kerry Copley (11 December 1901 – 18 July 1949)
Biography
Copley was born in
In 1920 he worked for the Public Curator's office and in 1924 he was a department representative for the Queensland State Service Union and was its president 1926–1928. He then became a barrister in 1927 and a year later had his own law practice. He married Dorothy Roberts Jones in February 1939. Copley died of a heart attack in July 1949 and his funeral proceeded from St Stephen's Catholic Cathedral to the Toowong Cemetery.[3]
Public career
Copley, for the
He was a keen sportsman and was a member of the Queensland Amateur Athletics Association, the South Brisbane Harriers, and the West End Cricket Club. He was secretary of the St Vincent de Paul Society and the Nudgee Orphanage Committee.
References
- ^ Motion Of Condolence — Hansard. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- The Courier-mail. No. 3945. Queensland, Australia. 19 July 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 8 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 243. Queensland, Australia. 13 May 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 8 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Brisbane Courier. No. 23, 204. Queensland, Australia. 13 June 1932. p. 11. Retrieved 8 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.