Cecil George "Nugget" Jesson (7 July 1899 – 25 December 1961) was a member of the

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Biography

Jesson was born in

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, the son of George Jesson and his wife Lillian Maude (née Jones). He married Dorothy J Harris in 1922 and they had one son. He then married Wilhelmina Mary Graham in 1928 and they had one son and four daughters. He died in

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and was buried in the

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Public career

Jesson held the seat of

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for the Labor Party in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1935 until 1950. He then held the new seat of Hinchinbrook from 1950 to 1960. He was the government from 1950 until 1957 and opposition whip from 1957 to 1960.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jesson, Cecil George Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1899 births 1961 deaths Burials at Toowong Cemetery Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland 20th-century Australian politicians